xarray.Dataset.cf.add_canonical_attributes#
- Dataset.cf.add_canonical_attributes(override=False, skip=None, verbose=False, source=None)#
Add canonical CF attributes to variables with standard names. Attributes are parsed from the official CF standard name table [1]. This function adds an entry to the “history” attribute.
- Parameters
- overridebool
Override existing attributes.
- skipstr, iterable, optional
Attribute(s) to skip:
{"units", "grib", "amip", "description"}.- verbosebool
Print added attributes to screen.
- sourceoptional
Path of cf-standard-name-table.xml or file object containing XML data. If
None, use the latest CF standard name table (requirespooch).
- Returns
- DataArray or Dataset with attributes added.
Notes
The
"units"attribute is never added to datetime-like variables.References