1#import xarray
2import xarray as xr
3
4#open the dataset
5ds = xr.open_dataset(file_name.nc)
6
7#var_name in the following table is to be entered as a string
8
9selection | syntax | returns
10--------------------------------------------------------------
11single variable | ds[var_name] | DataArray
12--------------------------------------------------------------
13single variable | ds[[var_name]] | Dataset
14--------------------------------------------------------------
15multiple variable | ds[[var_name1, var_name2...]] | Dataset
16
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