Merge branch 'keras-team:master' into master

Author: utsab345

.github/workflows/nightly.yml

@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ jobs:
       PYTHON: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       KERAS_BACKEND: ${{ matrix.backend }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Get pip cache dir

.github/workflows/scorecard.yml

@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ jobs:
       # Upload the results as artifacts (optional). Commenting out will disable uploads of run results in SARIF
       # format to the repository Actions tab.
       - name: "Upload artifact"
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
         with:
           name: SARIF file
           path: results.sarif
           retention-days: 5
 
       # Upload the results to GitHub's code scanning dashboard.
       - name: "Upload to code-scanning"
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@3599b3baa15b485a2e49ef411a7a4bb2452e7f93 # v3.29.5
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@0499de31b99561a6d14a36a5f662c2a54f91beee # v3.29.5
         with:
           sarif_file: results.sarif

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Contributions can be made in a variety of ways, including coding, enriching docu
 
 
 ## Current items open for contributions
-At [this link](https://github.com/keras-team/keras/issues/18442), you'll find a list of items where you help is needed!
+At [this link](https://github.com/keras-team/keras/issues/18442), you'll find a list of items where your help is needed!
 
 
 ## How to contribute code

README.md

@@ -55,6 +55,17 @@ python pip_build.py --install
 ./shell/api_gen.sh
 ```
 
+## Backend Compatibility Table
+
+The following table lists the minimum supported versions of each backend for the latest stable release of Keras (v3.x):
+
+| Backend    | Minimum Supported Version |
+|------------|---------------------------|
+| TensorFlow | 2.16.1                    |
+| JAX        | 0.4.20                    |
+| PyTorch    | 2.1.0                     |
+| OpenVINO   | 2025.3.0                  |
+
 #### Adding GPU support
 
 The `requirements.txt` file will install a CPU-only version of TensorFlow, JAX, and PyTorch. For GPU support, we also

keras/api/_tf_keras/keras/distribution/__init__.py

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
     distribute_tensor as distribute_tensor,
 )
 from keras.src.distribution.distribution_lib import distribution as distribution
+from keras.src.distribution.distribution_lib import (
+    get_device_count as get_device_count,
+)
 from keras.src.distribution.distribution_lib import initialize as initialize
 from keras.src.distribution.distribution_lib import list_devices as list_devices
 from keras.src.distribution.distribution_lib import (

keras/api/_tf_keras/keras/ops/__init__.py

@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@
 from keras.src.ops.numpy import argpartition as argpartition
 from keras.src.ops.numpy import argsort as argsort
 from keras.src.ops.numpy import array as array
+from keras.src.ops.numpy import array_split as array_split
 from keras.src.ops.numpy import average as average
 from keras.src.ops.numpy import bartlett as bartlett
 from keras.src.ops.numpy import bincount as bincount

keras/api/_tf_keras/keras/ops/numpy/__init__.py

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 from keras.src.ops.numpy import argpartition as argpartition
 from keras.src.ops.numpy import argsort as argsort
 from keras.src.ops.numpy import array as array
+from keras.src.ops.numpy import array_split as array_split
 from keras.src.ops.numpy import average as average
 from keras.src.ops.numpy import bartlett as bartlett
 from keras.src.ops.numpy import bincount as bincount

keras/api/distribution/__init__.py

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
     distribute_tensor as distribute_tensor,
 )
 from keras.src.distribution.distribution_lib import distribution as distribution
+from keras.src.distribution.distribution_lib import (
+    get_device_count as get_device_count,
+)
 from keras.src.distribution.distribution_lib import initialize as initialize
 from keras.src.distribution.distribution_lib import list_devices as list_devices
 from keras.src.distribution.distribution_lib import (

keras/api/ops/__init__.py

@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@
 from keras.src.ops.numpy import argpartition as argpartition
 from keras.src.ops.numpy import argsort as argsort
 from keras.src.ops.numpy import array as array
+from keras.src.ops.numpy import array_split as array_split
 from keras.src.ops.numpy import average as average
 from keras.src.ops.numpy import bartlett as bartlett
 from keras.src.ops.numpy import bincount as bincount

keras/api/ops/numpy/__init__.py

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 from keras.src.ops.numpy import argpartition as argpartition
 from keras.src.ops.numpy import argsort as argsort
 from keras.src.ops.numpy import array as array
+from keras.src.ops.numpy import array_split as array_split
 from keras.src.ops.numpy import average as average
 from keras.src.ops.numpy import bartlett as bartlett
 from keras.src.ops.numpy import bincount as bincount