Overview
SciPy 1.17, released on January 10, 2026, introduces N-dimensional batching and ILP64 BLAS support.
Main Features
N-dimensional batching
scipy.linalg functions now support N-dimensional batching, allowing batches of matrices to be processed in a single call.
python
import numpy as np
from scipy import linalg
# Batch of 100 3x3 matrices
matrices = np.random.randn(100, 3, 3)
# Batch inversion (N-dim batching)
inverses = linalg.inv(matrices)
print(inverses.shape) # (100, 3, 3)ILP64 BLAS
ILP64 BLAS support enables working with matrices whose dimensions exceed 2 billion elements.