Version 1.10.0

New features

• feat: raise Error for Record.setattr by @agoose77 in #1699

Bug-fixes and performance

• fix: allow string arrays to merge without unions by @agoose77 in #1671
• fix: carry parameters through broadcasting by @agoose77 in #1679
• fix: don't project categorical in ak._v2.packed by @agoose77 in #1689
• fix: reduce runtime dependency from setuptools to just packaging by @veprbl in #1562
• fix: ensure that __copy__ and __deepcopy__ are enabled. by @jpivarski in #1695
• fix: pass memo to deepcopy by @agoose77 in #1698
• perf: improve Array initialisation performance by @agoose77 in #1700

Other

• refactor: move categorical functions to operations by @agoose77 in #1674
• test: skip individual np.float16/128 tests because different systems have different combinations. by @jpivarski in #1691
• ci: Build(deps): bump pypa/cibuildwheel from 2.9.0 to 2.10.0 by @dependabot in #1692
• chore: drop 3.6 support by @agoose77 in #1661
• chore: remove dev/build-awkward.sh by @agoose77 in #1675
• chore: update pre-commit hooks by @pre-commit-ci in #1673

Full Changelog: v1.9.0...v1.10.0