Version 2.0.0rc7

[jpivarski]

New features

(none!)

Bug-fixes and performance

• fix: EmptyArray.is_numpy should be False. by @jpivarski in fix: EmptyArray.is_numpy should be False. #1971
• fix: add return_value='simplified' to ak.transform and revamp ak.firsts/ak.singletons by @jpivarski in fix: add return_value='simplified' to ak.transform and revamp ak.firsts/ak.singletons #1968
• fix: don't try to support Awkward 1.x pickles. by @jpivarski in fix: don't try to support Awkward 1.x pickles. #1974
• fix: ak_from_parquet by @ioanaif in fix: ak_from_parquet #1977
• fix: ak.Record dict constructor should retain type. by @jpivarski in fix: ak.Record dict constructor should retain type. #1981

Other

• refactor: rename Form to form_cls by @agoose77 in refactor: rename Form to form_cls #1976
• refactor: hide Content recursion entry points in ak._do submodule. by @jpivarski in refactor: hide Content recursion entry points in ak._do submodule. #1972
• docs: Jim's documentation touch-ups (API sidebar, obsolete kernels intro) by @jpivarski in docs: Jim's documentation touch-ups (API sidebar, obsolete kernels intro) #1982
• ci: build(deps): bump pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish from 1.5.1 to 1.6.1 by @dependabot in ci: build(deps): bump pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish from 1.5.1 to 1.6.1 #1948
• ci: build(deps): bump pypa/cibuildwheel from 2.11.2 to 2.11.3 by @dependabot in ci: build(deps): bump pypa/cibuildwheel from 2.11.2 to 2.11.3 #1965
• ci: build(deps): bump pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish from 1.6.1 to 1.6.4 by @dependabot in ci: build(deps): bump pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish from 1.6.1 to 1.6.4 #1970
• chore: fix RTD configuration by @agoose77 in chore: fix RTD configuration #1979

Full Changelog: v2.0.0rc6...v2.0.0rc7

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