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* Added new NumPy-specific functions: ``as_nd_array()``, ``array_combinations()`` & ``fill_diagonal_blocks()``.
* Expanded the ``typing_utils`` module with a number of, previously missing, objects.
* Added the ``EMPTY_CONTAINER`` constaint.
* Added the ``VersionInfo`` namedtuple and the ``raise_if()`` & ``split_dict()`` functions.
* Added the ``version_info`` attribute to the package.