v.23.11New Feature

Added Float16 Support for .npy Files

Added support for Float16 type data to use in .npy files. Closes #56344. #56424 (Yarik Briukhovetskyi).
Added support for the Float16 data type in .npy file format.

Why it matters

This feature enables users to read and write Float16 type data using .npy files, enhancing compatibility with NumPy and improving storage efficiency for half-precision floating point data.

How to use it

Users can now store and load columns with the Float16 type when exporting or importing data in the .npy file format without additional configuration.