Version 2.6.8

New features

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

Bug-fixes and performance

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

Other

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

New Contributors

• @ariostas made their first contribution in #3209
• @maxymnaumchyk made their first contribution in #3210

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