Release Notes v2022.07.08

Release Notes 2022-07-08

Major updates:

• Issues #1543, #1545, #1546, #1547 - Recommend Chapel 1.27.0 and drop support for Chapel 1.24
• Issues #1525 and #1529 - Update to require numpy>=1.22.2
• Issue #1301 - Updates CONTRIBUTING.md to specify latest guidelines for contributing
• Issue #1386 - Adds generic unregister_by_name() method
• Issue #1527 - Adds is_ipv4() and is_ipv6() for ipaddresses
• Issue #1548 - Fixes interval_lookup bug and enable multi-array input
• Issue #1512 - Fixes bug in Series methods with MultiIndex

Minor fixes:

• Issue #1535 - Optimizes lookup algorithm
• Issue #1518 - Adds to_title and is_title methods to Strings
• Issue #1540 - Adds .objType and .dtype to Categorical
• Issue #1565 - Adds Index.is_unique
• Issues #1478 and #1465 - Add typechecking to Series and Join
• Issue #1360 - Updates ak.save_all() to utilize append
• Issue #1520 - Updates make to recompile Arrow
• Issue #1511 - Fixes make install-deps inconsistencies
• Issue #1362 - Fixes truncation of BitVector values in Series display
• Issue #1353 - Makes size() an alias for the current count()
• Issue #1536 - Switches to using a lowLevelLocalizingSlice for DF indexing message
• Issues #1514 and #1555 - Rename hash() to siphash() and remove trailing comma from 1 tuple for compatibility with Chapel main

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Auto-generated release notes

• Closes #1386 - Generic unregister_by_name() method by @joshmarshall1 in #1510
• Closes #1514: Remove trailing comma from 1 tuples in array creation message by @bmcdonald3 in #1513
• 1478 typechecking join by @jeichert60 in #1502
• Closes #1360: Utilize append functionality in ak.save_all() by @jeichert60 in #1507
• Closes #1520: Always recompile Arrow when running make or make check-arrow by @bmcdonald3 in #1521
• Closes #1511 - make install-deps inconsistencies by @Ethan-DeBandi99 in #1517
• Closes #1512: Bug in Series methods with MultiIndex by @pierce314159 in #1516
• Closes #1465: Add typechecking to Series by @jeichert60 in #1477
• Closes #1362 - Truncation of BitVector values in Series display by @joshmarshall1 in #1524
• Closes #1353: Make size() an alias for the current count() by @jeichert60 in #1515
• Closes #1301: Update CONTRIBUTING.md by @pierce314159 in #1523
• Closes #1525 - security alert for numpy<=1.21.6 by @Ethan-DeBandi99 in #1526
• Closes #1529: Quick fix for np > 1.21 by @pierce314159 in #1530
• Closes #1535: More efficient lookup algorithm by @reuster986 in #1532
• Closes #1536: Switch to using a lowLevelLocalizingSlice for DF indexing message by @bmcdonald3 in #1537
• Closes #1518: Add to_title and is_title methods to Strings by @jeichert60 in #1534
• Closes #1527 - Add is_ipv4() and is_ipv6() for ipaddresses by @Ethan-DeBandi99 in #1538
• Closes #1540 - Adds .objType and .dtype to Categorical by @Ethan-DeBandi99 in #1541
• Recommend Chapel 1.26.0 and use it for CI testing by @ronawho in #1544
• Quiet deprecation warnings for Chapel 1.27 by @ronawho in #1553
• Rename SegString.hash() to SegString.siphash() by @ronawho in #1556
• Closes #1546: Recommend Chapel 1.27.0 and use it for CI testing by @ronawho in #1554
• Closes #1548: Fix interval_lookup bug and enable multi-array input by @pierce314159 in #1549
• Closes #1565 - Add Index.is_unique by @Ethan-DeBandi99 in #1566
• Drop support for Chapel 1.24 by @ronawho in #1560
• Closes #1545: Add portability testing to older chpl versions by @ronawho in #1562

Full Changelog: v2022.06.13...v2022.07.08