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/2398#issuecomment-422978507,https://api.github.com/repos/pydata/xarray/issues/2398,422978507,MDEyOklzc3VlQ29tbWVudDQyMjk3ODUwNw==,6628425,2018-09-19T22:23:23Z,2018-09-19T22:23:23Z,MEMBER,"> I added this function for something like this extension, though I do not yet fully follow your cftime update. It would be super nice if you could take care of this after merge. I totally understand; `cftime` objects probably seem fairly esoteric to non climate scientists. I'll be happy to take care of this after this gets merged. Indeed having the relevant logic already contained in `to_numeric` is very convenient.","{""total_count"": 0, ""+1"": 0, ""-1"": 0, ""laugh"": 0, ""hooray"": 0, ""confused"": 0, ""heart"": 0, ""rocket"": 0, ""eyes"": 0}",,356698348