set_xindex

UnitsAwareDataArray.set_xindex(coord_names: str | Sequence[Hashable], index_cls: type[Index] | None = None, **options) → Self

Set a new, Xarray-compatible index from one or more existing coordinate(s).

Parameters:

• coord_names (str or list) – Name(s) of the coordinate(s) used to build the index. If several names are given, their order matters.

• index_cls (subclass of Index) – The type of index to create. By default, try setting a pandas (multi-)index from the supplied coordinates.

• **options – Options passed to the index constructor.

Returns:

obj – Another dataarray, with this dataarray’s data and with a new index.

Return type:

DataArray