Sanket Verma - SciPy Tools Plenary, Day 2 | SciPy 2024

NumPy 2.0 released after being on version 1.x since 2005, bringing significant API and ABI changes while maintaining backwards compatibility

NetworkX added new community detection algorithms, edge coloring features, and improved performance through GPU backends and parallel computation support

Awkward Array expanded beyond particle physics, now offering:

• Browser-based testing environment
• Integration with Dask for large-scale data processing
• Julia language support
• Async functionality in v3

Matplotlib implemented:

• New legend support for box plots
• Improved math text rendering
• Individual hatching for stack plots
• Enhanced color processing for labels

NAPARI developments include:

• Support for NumPy 2.0
• New graph layer type
• Improved async loading
• Over 400 plugins in ecosystem
• Multi-canvas rendering improvements

Czar (data storage solution) released:

• Six petabyte public dataset
• Async functionality in v3
• Improved support for high-latency storage operations
• Integration with cloud services (AWS, Azure)

Scientific Python community strengthened through:

• New documentation initiatives
• Increased financial support from foundations
• Growing number of paid developers
• Regular community meetings and sprints