Awkward Array Files

New features

• feat: preserve field order when replacing existing fields in with_field by @DylanModesitt in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3681
• feat: add to_/from_safetensors by @pfackeldey in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3685

Bug-fixes and performance

• fix: update image cell in thinking-in-arrays.ipynb by @ianna in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3660
• fix: prefix with an underscore unused variables by @ianna in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3672
• fix(ci): fix issues with dependencies for GPU tests by @ariostas in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3673
• fix: convert integer-like objects to python integers in shapes by @ikrommyd in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3662
• fix: avoid recursion limit when concatenating EmptyArrays by @ikrommyd in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3664
• fix: only check VirtualNDArray's shape versus count in from_buffers if both are known by @ikrommyd in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3667
• fix: preserve the type when indexed by an empty array by @TaiSakuma in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3678
• fix: ensure masked string/bytestring dtypes can hold 'nan' fill value… by @JamesBrofos in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3692
• fix: add missing units to datetime/timedelta in a test by @TaiSakuma in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3688
• fix: pass attrs parameter to wrap_layout in from_* by @DylanModesitt in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3687
• fix: use jax's __setitem__ syntax in ak.merge_union_of_records to make it work with the jax backend by @ikrommyd in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3596

Other

• chore(deps): bump pypa/cibuildwheel from 3.1 to 3.2 in the actions group by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3665
• chore(deps): bump the actions group with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3670
• chore: update pre-commit hooks by @pre-commit-ci[bot] in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3671
• chore: mac os 13 hosted runner image is closing down by @ianna in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3666
• chore: improve pyproject.toml from sp-repo-review checks by @henryiii in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3677
• chore(deps): bump astral-sh/setup-uv from 6 to 7 in the actions group by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3689
• chore: small inconsistency/typo with the non-jax case below by @ikrommyd in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3698
• chore(deps): bump the actions group with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3699
• docs: add TaiSakuma as a contributor for code by @allcontributors[bot] in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3679
• docs: add DylanModesitt as a contributor for code by @allcontributors[bot] in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3684
• docs: add JamesBrofos as a contributor for code by @allcontributors[bot] in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3693
• test: add cuda tests for virtual arrays by @ikrommyd in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3459
• test: add a test on flattering empty arrays by @TaiSakuma in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3700

New Contributors

• @DylanModesitt made their first contribution in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3681
• @TaiSakuma made their first contribution in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3678
• @JamesBrofos made their first contribution in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3692

Full Changelog: https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/compare/v2.8.9...v2.8.10