html_url,issue_url,id,node_id,user,created_at,updated_at,author_association,body,reactions,performed_via_github_app,issue https://github.com/pydata/xarray/issues/907#issuecomment-459771318,https://api.github.com/repos/pydata/xarray/issues/907,459771318,MDEyOklzc3VlQ29tbWVudDQ1OTc3MTMxOA==,6213168,2019-02-01T16:00:24Z,2019-02-01T16:00:24Z,MEMBER,This issue is still valid as of xarray 0.11.0,"{""total_count"": 0, ""+1"": 0, ""-1"": 0, ""laugh"": 0, ""hooray"": 0, ""confused"": 0, ""heart"": 0, ""rocket"": 0, ""eyes"": 0}",,166441031 https://github.com/pydata/xarray/issues/907#issuecomment-234686788,https://api.github.com/repos/pydata/xarray/issues/907,234686788,MDEyOklzc3VlQ29tbWVudDIzNDY4Njc4OA==,6213168,2016-07-23T00:24:38Z,2016-07-23T00:24:38Z,MEMBER,"Yes that works as well ","{""total_count"": 0, ""+1"": 0, ""-1"": 0, ""laugh"": 0, ""hooray"": 0, ""confused"": 0, ""heart"": 0, ""rocket"": 0, ""eyes"": 0}",,166441031 https://github.com/pydata/xarray/issues/907#issuecomment-234685251,https://api.github.com/repos/pydata/xarray/issues/907,234685251,MDEyOklzc3VlQ29tbWVudDIzNDY4NTI1MQ==,6213168,2016-07-23T00:07:38Z,2016-07-23T00:07:38Z,MEMBER,"Crude workaround: ``` python # Convert object coords to string for dim in array.dims: if array.coords[dim].dtype == numpy.dtype('O'): array.coords[dim] = array.coords[dim].values.tolist() return array ``` The above works, but if you have more than a handful elements in the coord the performance hit will be severe. ","{""total_count"": 0, ""+1"": 0, ""-1"": 0, ""laugh"": 0, ""hooray"": 0, ""confused"": 0, ""heart"": 0, ""rocket"": 0, ""eyes"": 0}",,166441031