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diff --git a/doc/release/1.16.0-notes.rst b/doc/release/1.16.0-notes.rst index f2c8f8dc2..f463ff28c 100644 --- a/doc/release/1.16.0-notes.rst +++ b/doc/release/1.16.0-notes.rst @@ -227,4 +227,14 @@ c-extension module. `numpy.ndarray.getfield` now checks the dtype and offset arguments to prevent accessing invalid memory locations. +NumPy functions now support overrides with ``__array_function__`` +----------------------------------------------------------------- +It is now possible to override the implementation of almost all NumPy functions +on non-NumPy arrays by defining a ``__array_function__`` method, as described +in `NEP 18`_. The sole exception are functions for explicitly casting to NumPy +arrays such as ``np.array``. As noted in the NEP, this feature remains +experimental and the details of how to implement such overrides may change in +the future. + .. _`NEP 15` : http://www.numpy.org/neps/nep-0015-merge-multiarray-umath.html +.. _`NEP 18` : http://www.numpy.org/neps/nep-0018-array-function-protocol.html |