Revert "Require NumPy >= 2.1"

Author: asmeurer

.github/workflows/array-api-tests.yml

@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
-        numpy-version: ['2.1', 'dev']
+        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+        numpy-version: ['1.26', 'dev']
+        exclude:
+          - python-version: '3.8'
+            numpy-version: 'dev'
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout array-api-strict
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
         if [[ "${{ matrix.numpy-version }}" == "dev" ]]; then
           python -m pip install --pre --extra-index https://pypi.anaconda.org/scientific-python-nightly-wheels/simple numpy;
         else
-          python -m pip install 'numpy>=${{ matrix.numpy-version }},<${{ matrix.numpy-version }}.99';
+          python -m pip install 'numpy>=1.26,<2.0';
         fi
         python -m pip install ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/array-api-strict
         python -m pip install -r ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/array-api-tests/requirements.txt

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
-        numpy-version: ['2.1', 'dev']
+        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+        numpy-version: ['1.26', 'dev']
+        exclude:
+          - python-version: '3.8'
+            numpy-version: 'dev'
       fail-fast: true
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -19,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
           if [[ "${{ matrix.numpy-version }}" == "dev" ]]; then
             python -m pip install --pre --extra-index https://pypi.anaconda.org/scientific-python-nightly-wheels/simple numpy;
           else
-            python -m pip install 'numpy>=${{ matrix.numpy-version }},<${{ matrix.numpy-version }}.99';
+            python -m pip install 'numpy>=1.26,<2.0';
           fi
           python -m pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
       - name: Run Tests

array_api_strict/__init__.py

@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@
 
 """
 
-import numpy as np
-from numpy.lib import NumpyVersion
-
-if NumpyVersion(np.__version__) < NumpyVersion('2.1.0'):
-    raise ImportError("array-api-strict requires NumPy >= 2.1.0")
-
 __all__ = []
 
 # Warning: __array_api_version__ could change globally with

array_api_strict/_array_object.py

@@ -162,7 +162,19 @@ def __array__(self, dtype: None | np.dtype[Any] = None, copy: None | bool = None
         if _allow_array:
             if self._device != CPU_DEVICE:
                 raise RuntimeError(f"Can not convert array on the '{self._device}' device to a Numpy array.")
-            return np.asarray(self._array, dtype=dtype, copy=copy)
+            # copy keyword is new in 2.0.0; for older versions don't use it
+            # retry without that keyword.
+            if np.__version__[0] < '2':
+                return np.asarray(self._array, dtype=dtype)
+            elif np.__version__.startswith('2.0.0-dev0'):
+                # Handle dev version for which we can't know based on version
+                # number whether or not the copy keyword is supported.
+                try:
+                    return np.asarray(self._array, dtype=dtype, copy=copy)
+                except TypeError:
+                    return np.asarray(self._array, dtype=dtype)
+            else:
+                return np.asarray(self._array, dtype=dtype, copy=copy)
         raise ValueError("Conversion from an array_api_strict array to a NumPy ndarray is not supported")
 
     # These are various helper functions to make the array behavior match the
@@ -574,14 +586,24 @@ def __dlpack__(
             if copy is not _default:
                 raise ValueError("The copy argument to __dlpack__ requires at least version 2023.12 of the array API")
 
-        kwargs = {'stream': stream}
-        if max_version is not _default:
-            kwargs['max_version'] = max_version
-        if dl_device is not _default:
-            kwargs['dl_device'] = dl_device
-        if copy is not _default:
-            kwargs['copy'] = copy
-        return self._array.__dlpack__(**kwargs)
+        if np.__version__[0] < '2.1':
+            if max_version not in [_default, None]:
+                raise NotImplementedError("The max_version argument to __dlpack__ is not yet implemented")
+            if dl_device not in [_default, None]:
+                raise NotImplementedError("The device argument to __dlpack__ is not yet implemented")
+            if copy not in [_default, None]:
+                raise NotImplementedError("The copy argument to __dlpack__ is not yet implemented")
+
+            return self._array.__dlpack__(stream=stream)
+        else:
+            kwargs = {'stream': stream}
+            if max_version is not _default:
+                kwargs['max_version'] = max_version
+            if dl_device is not _default:
+                kwargs['dl_device'] = dl_device
+            if copy is not _default:
+                kwargs['copy'] = copy
+            return self._array.__dlpack__(**kwargs)
 
     def __dlpack_device__(self: Array, /) -> Tuple[IntEnum, int]:
         """

array_api_strict/_creation_functions.py

@@ -83,6 +83,29 @@ def asarray(
     if isinstance(obj, Array) and device is None:
         device = obj.device
 
+    if np.__version__[0] < '2':
+        if copy is False:
+            # Note: copy=False is not yet implemented in np.asarray for
+            # NumPy 1
+
+            # Work around it by creating the new array and seeing if NumPy
+            # copies it.
+            if isinstance(obj, Array):
+                new_array = np.array(obj._array, copy=copy, dtype=_np_dtype)
+                if new_array is not obj._array:
+                    raise ValueError("Unable to avoid copy while creating an array from given array.")
+                return Array._new(new_array, device=device)
+            elif _supports_buffer_protocol(obj):
+                # Buffer protocol will always support no-copy
+                return Array._new(np.array(obj, copy=copy, dtype=_np_dtype), device=device)
+            else:
+                # No-copy is unsupported for Python built-in types.
+                raise ValueError("Unable to avoid copy while creating an array from given object.")
+
+        if copy is None:
+            # NumPy 1 treats copy=False the same as the standard copy=None
+            copy = False
+
     if isinstance(obj, Array):
         return Array._new(np.array(obj._array, copy=copy, dtype=_np_dtype), device=device)
     if dtype is None and isinstance(obj, int) and (obj > 2 ** 64 or obj < -(2 ** 63)):

array_api_strict/tests/test_array_object.py

@@ -456,19 +456,31 @@ def dlpack_2023_12(api_version):
         set_array_api_strict_flags(api_version=api_version)
 
     a = asarray([1, 2, 3], dtype=int8)
-
-    # Do not error
+    # Never an error
     a.__dlpack__()
-    a.__dlpack__(dl_device=CPU_DEVICE)
-    a.__dlpack__(dl_device=None)
-    a.__dlpack__(max_version=(1, 0))
-    a.__dlpack__(max_version=None)
-    a.__dlpack__(copy=False)
-    a.__dlpack__(copy=True)
-    a.__dlpack__(copy=None)
-
-    x = np.from_dlpack(a)
-    assert isinstance(x, np.ndarray)
-    assert x.dtype == np.int8
-    assert x.shape == (3,)
-    assert np.all(x == np.asarray([1, 2, 3]))
+
+
+    if np.__version__ < '2.1':
+        exception = NotImplementedError if api_version >= '2023.12' else ValueError
+        pytest.raises(exception, lambda:
+                      a.__dlpack__(dl_device=CPU_DEVICE))
+        pytest.raises(exception, lambda:
+                      a.__dlpack__(dl_device=None))
+        pytest.raises(exception, lambda:
+                      a.__dlpack__(max_version=(1, 0)))
+        pytest.raises(exception, lambda:
+                      a.__dlpack__(max_version=None))
+        pytest.raises(exception, lambda:
+                        a.__dlpack__(copy=False))
+        pytest.raises(exception, lambda:
+                        a.__dlpack__(copy=True))
+        pytest.raises(exception, lambda:
+                        a.__dlpack__(copy=None))
+    else:
+        a.__dlpack__(dl_device=CPU_DEVICE)
+        a.__dlpack__(dl_device=None)
+        a.__dlpack__(max_version=(1, 0))
+        a.__dlpack__(max_version=None)
+        a.__dlpack__(copy=False)
+        a.__dlpack__(copy=True)
+        a.__dlpack__(copy=None)

requirements-dev.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 pytest
 hypothesis
-numpy>=2.1
+numpy

requirements.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
-numpy>=2.1
+numpy

setup.py

@@ -15,15 +15,14 @@
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     url="https://data-apis.org/array-api-strict/",
     license="MIT",
-    python_requires=">=3.10",
-    install_requires=["numpy>=2.1"],
+    python_requires=">=3.9",
+    install_requires=["numpy"],
     classifiers=[
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
-        "Intended Audience :: Developers",
         "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
     ],