Release Version 2.8.10 · scikit-hep/awkward

New features

feat: preserve field order when replacing existing fields in with_field by @DylanModesitt in #3681
feat: add to_/from_safetensors by @pfackeldey in #3685

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

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

Full Changelog: v2.8.9...v2.8.10