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Problem

System.pick_atom_idx(slice(...)) copied the system, then replaced per-atom arrays with basic-slice views into the source. Editing the picked system silently mutated the source (and vice versa), including coords and forces.

Downstream effect, ASE Lennard-Jones Ar3 -> deepmd/npy export: after editing a picked subset, the source's exported geometry no longer matched its stored labels (energy label error 7.316 eV, max force label error 146.0 eV/A). After the fix: 0 / 0.

Change

• pick_atom_idx indexes each per-atom array once and copies only when the result still shares memory with the source (slices); fancy-index results are already copies.
• Keeps self.copy() so BondOrderSystem and unregistered metadata (ABACUS pp/orb/mass entries) are preserved; verified by exercising both.
• Regression test over plain slice, strided slice, and index array; short docs note.

Verification (Windows, Python 3.12)

• New test fails on the base commit (2 subtests: plain and strided slices) and passes with the fix.
• Full unittest discover, same environment, run sequentially: base 2 failures + 16 errors; patched 0 failures + the same 16 errors. All 16 are Windows NamedTemporaryFile PermissionErrors in test_xyz/test_psi4, unrelated to this change.
• ruff check / ruff format --check pass on changed files.
• BondOrderSystem.pick_atom_idx(slice(None)) and ABACUS STRU round trip checked manually.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Atom selections now return data and metadata that are independent of the original system. Changes to either system no longer affect the other.
  • Selecting atoms from a labeled system retains its existing energies and virials without recalculating them for the subset.
• Documentation
  • Added an example showing how to select atoms from a system.

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Walkthrough

System.pick_atom_idx now returns atom-indexed data that does not share memory with the source when selection would otherwise retain shared storage. Tests check independence for multiple index forms. Documentation describes the behavior and notes that selected LabeledSystem energies and virials are retained.

Changes: Atom selection ownership

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Selection ownership and validation dpdata/system.py, tests/test_pick_atom_idx.py, docs/systems/system.md	pick_atom_idx copies a selection only when it shares memory with the source. Tests check that changes to either system do not affect the other. Documentation describes independent data and metadata and retained energies and virials for LabeledSystem selections.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Suggested reviewers: njzjz

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 654c6

Atom selections are intended to be independent of their source, and no actionable merge risk remains after the ownership check and normal tests.

Pre-merge checks: 4 · 1

Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 50.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documenta…	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

Passed checks: 4 passed

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Title check		The title clearly summarizes the main change: System.pick_atom_idx now returns independent atom data.
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Explanation

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Resolution

Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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