Awkward

This is a bug-fix release, motivated by PR 2311, which fixes a memory leak investigated in issues 1127, 1280, 2275, and 2310 (500 days from first sighting).

New features

_(none!)_

Bug-fixes and performance

* fix: DECREFing PyObject*s from Python C API calls in v1. by jpivarski in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/2311

Other

_(none!)_

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/compare/v1.10.2...v1.10.3

New features

* feat: add `RegularArray._reduce_next` implementation (backport) by agoose77 in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1813

Bug-fixes and performance

* fix: don't assume trailing `.` for module name in `is_XXX_buffer` (backport) by agoose77 in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1746
* fix: use proper lengths in `ByteMaskedArray.mergemany` (backport) by agoose77 in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1750
* fix: simplify `ListOffsetArray_reduce_nonlocal_outstartsstops` (backport) by agoose77 in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1797

Other

* chore: remove v2 Python highlevel LayoutBuilder from main-v1. by jpivarski in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1863


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/compare/v1.10.1...v1.10.2

New features

_(none)_

Bug fixes and performance

* fix: support non-hashable parameter values in broadcasting by agoose77 in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1708

Other

* chore: update pre-commit hooks by pre-commit-ci in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1706

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/compare/v1.10.0...v1.10.1

New features

_(none)_

Bug-fixes and performance

* fix: support non-hashable parameter values in broadcasting by agoose77 in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1708

Other

* chore: update pre-commit hooks by pre-commit-ci in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1706

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/compare/v1.10.0...v1.10.1rc1

New features

* feat: raise Error for Record.__setattr__ by agoose77 in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1699

Bug-fixes and performance

* fix: allow string arrays to merge without unions by agoose77 in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1671
* fix: carry parameters through broadcasting by agoose77 in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1679
* fix: don't project `categorical` in `ak._v2.packed` by agoose77 in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1689
* fix: reduce runtime dependency from setuptools to just packaging by veprbl in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1562
* fix: ensure that `__copy__` and `__deepcopy__` are enabled. by jpivarski in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1695
* fix: pass memo to deepcopy by agoose77 in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1698
* perf: improve Array initialisation performance by agoose77 in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1700

Other

* refactor: move categorical functions to operations by agoose77 in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1674
* test: skip individual np.float16/128 tests because different systems have different combinations. by jpivarski in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1691
* ci: Build(deps): bump pypa/cibuildwheel from 2.9.0 to 2.10.0 by dependabot in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1692
* chore: drop 3.6 support by agoose77 in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1661
* chore: remove `dev/build-awkward.sh` by agoose77 in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1675
* chore: update pre-commit hooks by pre-commit-ci in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1673

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/compare/v1.9.0...v1.10.0

New features

* feat: raise Error for `Record.__setattr__` by agoose77 in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1699

Bug-fixes and performance

* fix: ensure that `__copy__` and `__deepcopy__` are enabled. by jpivarski in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1695
* fix: pass memo to deepcopy by agoose77 in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1698
* perf: improve Array initialisation performance by agoose77 in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1700

Other

* test: skip individual np.float16/128 tests because different systems have different combinations. by jpivarski in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1691
* ci: Build(deps): bump pypa/cibuildwheel from 2.9.0 to 2.10.0 by dependabot in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/1692

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/compare/v1.10.0rc3...v1.10.0rc4