Version 2.6.9

New features

• feat: Add to_cudf by @martindurant in #3051
• feat: to/from PyTorch Tensor by @maxymnaumchyk in #3259

Bug-fixes and performance

• perf: avoid inflating UnmaskedArrays in broadcasting when you can by @jpivarski in #3254
• fix: TypeError fix for can_cast by @ianna in #3255
• fix: ListArray slicing on GPU by @ianna in #3248
• fix: ak.typetracer.length_one_if_typetracer with option and union types by @jpivarski in #3266

Other

• docs: add ariostas as a contributor for code by @allcontributors in #3240
• docs: add maxymnaumchyk as a contributor for code by @allcontributors in #3241
• docs: pybind11 demo project should have NumPy own the data by @jpivarski in #3261
• ci: use official GHA for uv by @henryiii in #3269
• ci: restore Windows 32-bit wheels by @henryiii in #3268
• chore: update RapidJSON by @tacaswell in #3249
• chore: update affiliation in CITATION.cff by @ManasviGoyal in #3251
• chore(deps): bump the actions group across 1 directory with 3 updates by @dependabot in #3260
• chore: update pre-commit hooks by @pre-commit-ci in #3245

New Contributors

• @tacaswell made their first contribution in #3249

Full Changelog: v2.6.8...v2.6.9