Version 2.8.3

New features

• feat: add a ref to the original 'unclipped' buffer generator by @pfackeldey in #3497
• feat: improve assertion error message in kernels by @pfackeldey in #3498
• feat: do not allow records, primitives, or bare strings in ak.materialize (+ docs display fix) by @ikrommyd in #3501

Bug-fixes and performance

• fix: more meaningful assertion error in length calculation in case of column optimization problems in dask-awkward by @ikrommyd in #3499
• fix: use cmath instead of bit mask for infinite doubles by @APN-Pucky in #3505
• fix: runtime for ak.combinations with cuda backend by @ianna in #3502
• fix: pass backend to RecordArray by @ianna in #3507
• fix: pass backend to EmptyArray by @ikrommyd in #3508
• fix: Python 3.13 classifier to awkward-cpp by @APN-Pucky in #3510

Other

• docs: fix a small typo in IndexedArray docstring by @ikrommyd in #3496
• chore: update pre-commit hooks by @pre-commit-ci in #3500
• chore: update pre-commit hooks by @pre-commit-ci in #3506

New Contributors

• @APN-Pucky made their first contribution in #3505

Full Changelog: v2.8.2...v2.8.3