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| author | Aaron Meurer <asmeurer@gmail.com> | 2021-08-23 15:38:59 -0600 |
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| committer | Aaron Meurer <asmeurer@gmail.com> | 2021-08-23 15:38:59 -0600 |
| commit | f12fa6ff33a0c5b5c94b839f26f25d2aebc26aed (patch) | |
| tree | 0a0cbddb98d6801863b3824f21da62a8d1cb7313 | |
| parent | 9978cc5a1861533abf7c6ed7b0f4e1d732171094 (diff) | |
| download | numpy-f12fa6ff33a0c5b5c94b839f26f25d2aebc26aed.tar.gz | |
Add a release note entry for #18585
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diff --git a/doc/release/upcoming_changes/18585.new_feature.rst b/doc/release/upcoming_changes/18585.new_feature.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..bb83d755c --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/release/upcoming_changes/18585.new_feature.rst @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +Implementation of the NEP 47 (adopting the array API standard) +-------------------------------------------------------------- + +An initial implementation of `NEP 47`_ (adoption the array API standard) has +been added as ``numpy.array_api``. The implementation is experimental and will +issue a UserWarning on import, as the `array API standard +<https://data-apis.org/array-api/latest/index.html>`_ is still in draft state. +``numpy.array_api`` is a conforming implementation of the array API standard, +which is also minimal, meaning that only those functions and behaviors that +are required by the standard are implemented (see the NEP for more info). +Libraries wishing to make use of the array API standard are encouraged to use +``numpy.array_api`` to check that they are only using functionality that is +guaranteed to be present in standard conforming implementations. + +.. _`NEP 47`: https://numpy.org/neps/nep-0047-array-api-standard.html |