xcdat.get_dim_keys#
- xcdat.get_dim_keys(obj, axis)[source]#
Gets the dimension key(s) for an axis.
Each dimension should have a corresponding dimension coordinate variable, which has a 1:1 map in keys and is denoted by the * symbol when printing out the xarray object.
- Parameters:
obj (
xr.Dataset | xr.DataArray) – The Dataset or DataArray object.axis (
CFAxisKey) – The CF axis key (“X”, “Y”, “T”, or “Z”)
- Returns:
str | list[str]– The dimension string or a list of dimensions strings for an axis.