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/pull/1469#issuecomment-312998916,https://api.github.com/repos/pydata/xarray/issues/1469,312998916,MDEyOklzc3VlQ29tbWVudDMxMjk5ODkxNg==,1217238,2017-07-05T05:21:45Z,2017-07-05T05:21:45Z,MEMBER,"OK, I think I finally understand the nuance of the return value -- thanks for describing that fully for me. In theory (after #974 is implemented), the current return value from `indexes_min` should work for indexing, e.g., ``` >>> indexes = da.indexes_min(dims='y') >>> indexes Dimensions: (x: 3) Coordinates: * x (x) >> da.sel(x=indexes.x, y=indexes.y) # or ds.sel(**indexes) array([ 1, 40, 5]) Coordinates: * x (x)