deps: Update dependency sparse to >=0.18.0

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This PR contains the following updates:

Package	Type	Update	Change
sparse	feature-backends	minor	>=0.17.0 → >=0.18.0

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Release Notes

pydata/sparse (sparse)

v0.18.0: Version 0.18.0

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What's Changed

• Implementing repeat function by @​prady0t in #​875
• Adding tile function by @​prady0t in #​880
• Setting boolean indexing flag to False by @​prady0t in #​884
• Adding unstack function by @​prady0t in #​883
• Fixing check_zero_fill_value by @​prady0t in #​886
• Running codecov only when tests pass by @​prady0t in #​887
• Adding diff function by @​prady0t in #​888
• Making benchmarking tests deterministic by @​prady0t in #​891
• Migration guide by @​hameerabbasi in #​898
• Lock mlir to python <3.14 by @​prady0t in #​906
• feat: Add sparse.interp function for numba backend by @​peanutfun in #​903
• Update Finch notebook by @​mtsokol in #​911
• BUG: asarray: fix default format for SparseArray input by @​lucascolley in #​918
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @​pre-commit-ci[bot] in #​916
• BLD/DEV/CI: better Pixi setup by @​lucascolley in #​920
• ENH: transition to SciPy sparse arrays from matrices by @​lucascolley in #​919
• DEV/CI: use Pixi for examples, notebooks, and xp-tests by @​lucascolley in #​922

New Contributors

• @​peanutfun made their first contribution in #​903
• @​lucascolley made their first contribution in #​918

Full Changelog: pydata/sparse@0.17.0...0.18.0

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