Merge branch 'main' into perf/prepared-write-v2-bench

Author: d-v-b

.github/workflows/codspeed.yml

@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ jobs:
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
         persist-credentials: false
-    - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405 # v6.2.0
-      with:
-        python-version: "3.11"
     - name: Install Hatch
       uses: pypa/hatch@257e27e51a6a5616ed08a39a408a21c35c9931bc
       with:
@@ -39,4 +35,4 @@ jobs:
       uses: CodSpeedHQ/action@1c8ae4843586d3ba879736b7f6b7b0c990757fab # v4.12.1
       with:
           mode: walltime
-          run: hatch run test.py3.11-minimal:pytest tests/benchmarks --codspeed
+          run: hatch run test.py3.12-minimal:pytest tests/benchmarks --codspeed

changes/3897.misc.md

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Bump the minimum version of `typing-extensions` to 4.13 to support the `extra_items`
+keyword argument on `TypedDict` (PEP 728).

changes/3900.misc.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Remove deprecated `zarr.convenience` and `zarr.creation` modules.

changes/3901.misc.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Remove the deprecated `zarr_version` parameter from several functions and methods. That parameter is replaced with `zarr_format`.

changes/3903.misc.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Remove deprecated `AsyncArray.create` and `Array.create` methods.

docs/api/zarr/convenience.md

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ Complete reference documentation for the Zarr-Python API.
 
 - **[Load](load.md)** - Loading data from Zarr stores
 - **[Save](save.md)** - Saving data to Zarr format
-- **[Convenience](convenience.md)** - High-level convenience functions
 
 ### Data Types and Configuration
 
@@ -55,13 +54,6 @@ The ABC module defines interfaces for extending Zarr:
 - **[Testing](testing/index.md)** - Utilities for testing Zarr-based code
 
 
-## Migration and Compatibility
-
-- **[Deprecated Functions](deprecated/convenience.md)** - Legacy convenience functions
-- **[Deprecated Creation](deprecated/creation.md)** - Legacy array creation functions
-
-These deprecated modules are maintained for backward compatibility but should be avoided in new code.
-
 ## Getting Help
 
 - Check the [User Guide](../../user-guide/index.md) for tutorials and examples

docs/api/zarr/deprecated/convenience.md

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ For more information, see the
 
 Configuration options include the following:
 
-- Default Zarr format `default_zarr_version`
+- Default Zarr format `default_zarr_format`
 - Default array order in memory `array.order`
 - Whether empty chunks are written to storage `array.write_empty_chunks`
 - Enable experimental rectilinear chunks `array.rectilinear_chunks`