diff
- UnitsAwareDataArray.diff(*args, **kwargs)[source]
Calculate the n-th order discrete difference along given axis.
- Parameters
dim (hashable) – Dimension over which to calculate the finite difference.
n (int, optional) – The number of times values are differenced.
label (hashable, optional) – The new coordinate in dimension
dim
will have the values of either the minuend’s or subtrahend’s coordinate for values ‘upper’ and ‘lower’, respectively. Other values are not supported.
- Returns
difference – The n-th order finite difference of this object.
- Return type
same type as caller
Notes
n matches numpy’s behavior and is different from pandas’ first argument named periods.
Examples
>>> arr = xr.DataArray([5, 5, 6, 6], [[1, 2, 3, 4]], ["x"]) >>> arr.diff("x") <xarray.DataArray (x: 3)> array([0, 1, 0]) Coordinates: * x (x) int64 2 3 4 >>> arr.diff("x", 2) <xarray.DataArray (x: 2)> array([ 1, -1]) Coordinates: * x (x) int64 3 4
See also
DataArray.differentiate