`scipy.io._netcdf:netcdf_file.createVariable`

source: /scipy/io/_netcdf.py :355

Signature

def createVariable ( self , name , type , dimensions )

Summary

Create an empty variable for the netcdf_file object, specifying its data type and the dimensions it uses.

Parameters

name : str: Name of the new variable.
type : dtype or str: Data type of the variable.
dimensions : sequence of str: List of the dimension names used by the variable, in the desired order.

Returns

variable : netcdf_variable: The newly created netcdf_variable object. This object has also been added to the netcdf_file object as well.

Notes

Any dimensions to be used by the variable should already exist in the NetCDF data structure or should be created by createDimension prior to creating the NetCDF variable.

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