Version 2.6.8

[jpivarski]

New features

• feat: Add ak.array_equal by @tcawlfield in feat: Add ak.array_equal #3215
• feat: to TensorFlow RaggedTensor by @maxymnaumchyk in feat: to TensorFlow RaggedTensor #3210
• feat: provide a way for Form.select_columns to distinguish structural dots from dots in the names of record fields by @tcawlfield in feat: provide a way for Form.select_columns to distinguish structural dots from dots in the names of record fields #3222

Bug-fixes and performance

• fix: 2881 akconcatenate fails trying to concatenate too many nested arrays by @tcawlfield in fix: 2881 akconcatenate fails trying to concatenate too many nested arrays #3207
• fix: adjust checks in ForthMachine to prevent segfault when num_items is negative by @ariostas in fix: adjust checks in ForthMachine to prevent segfault when num_items is negative #3209
• fix: generalize Index.ptr by @jpivarski in fix: generalize Index.ptr #3206
• fix: add ak.array_equal to NEP18 overrides, documentation, and add one more test by @tcawlfield in fix: add ak.array_equal to NEP18 overrides, documentation, and add one more test #3225
• fix: cuda max reducer bugfix and more tests by @ianna in fix: cuda max reducer bugfix and more tests #3228
• fix: empty arrays in ak.to_parquet with extensionarray=True by @jpivarski in fix: empty arrays in ak.to_parquet with extensionarray=True #3234
• fix: GPU complex reducer prod for empty lists by @ianna in fix: GPU complex reducer prod for empty lists #3235

Other

• test: loosen message on test_2757 due to upstream Cython changes by @jpivarski in test: loosen message on test_2757 due to upstream Cython changes #3224
• style: fix documentation by @maxymnaumchyk in style: fix documentation #3227
• ci: add 3.13 wheels by @henryiii in ci: add 3.13 wheels #3217
• chore: update pre-commit hooks by @pre-commit-ci in chore: update pre-commit hooks #3204
• chore(deps): bump the actions group across 1 directory with 3 updates by @dependabot in chore(deps): bump the actions group across 1 directory with 3 updates #3233

New Contributors

• @ariostas made their first contribution in fix: adjust checks in ForthMachine to prevent segfault when num_items is negative #3209
• @maxymnaumchyk made their first contribution in feat: to TensorFlow RaggedTensor #3210

Full Changelog: v2.6.7...v2.6.8

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This discussion was created from the release Version 2.6.8.