Awkward Array

New features

• feat: add a ref to the original 'unclipped' buffer generator by @pfackeldey in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3497
• feat: improve assertion error message in kernels by @pfackeldey in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3498
• feat: do not allow records, primitives, or bare strings in ak.materialize (+ docs display fix) by @ikrommyd in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/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 https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3499
• fix: use cmath instead of bit mask for infinite doubles by @APN-Pucky in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3505
• fix: runtime for ak.combinations with cuda backend by @ianna in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3502
• fix: pass backend to RecordArray by @ianna in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3507
• fix: pass backend to EmptyArray by @ikrommyd in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3508

Other

• docs: fix a small typo in IndexedArray docstring by @ikrommyd in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3496
• chore: update pre-commit hooks by @pre-commit-ci in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3500
• chore: update pre-commit hooks by @pre-commit-ci in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3506

New Contributors

• @APN-Pucky made their first contribution in https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/pull/3505

Full Changelog: https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/compare/v2.8.2...v2.8.3