Method __init__

xarray/core/datatree.py:517–550

Create a single node of a DataTree. The node may optionally contain data in the form of data and coordinate variables, stored in the same way as data is stored in an xarray.Dataset. Parameters ---------- dataset : Dataset, optional

(
        self,
        dataset: Dataset | Coordinates | None = None,
        children: Mapping[str, DataTree] | None = None,
        name: str | None = None,
    )

    )

    def __init__(
        self,
        dataset: Dataset | Coordinates | None = None,
        children: Mapping[str, DataTree] | None = None,
        name: str | None = None,
    ):
        """
        Create a single node of a DataTree.

        The node may optionally contain data in the form of data and coordinate
        variables, stored in the same way as data is stored in an
        xarray.Dataset.

        Parameters
        ----------
        dataset : Dataset, optional
            Data to store directly at this node.
        children : Mapping[str, DataTree], optional
            Any child nodes of this node.
        name : str, optional
            Name for this node of the tree.

        Returns
        -------
        DataTree

        See Also
        --------
        DataTree.from_dict
        """
        self._set_node_data(_to_new_dataset(dataset))

        # comes after setting node data as this will check for clashes between child names and existing variable names
        super().__init__(name=name, children=children)

    def _set_node_data(self, dataset: Dataset):
        _check_for_slashes_in_names(dataset.variables)