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/2618#issuecomment-449070341,https://api.github.com/repos/pydata/xarray/issues/2618,449070341,MDEyOklzc3VlQ29tbWVudDQ0OTA3MDM0MQ==,1217238,2018-12-20T17:13:19Z,2018-12-20T17:13:19Z,MEMBER,"xarray will autoconvert a masked array into a numpy array with NaNs. It probably doesn't make a difference where this happens. On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 9:04 AM Fabien Maussion wrote: > Do we really want a np.masked_array or do we just want an array with > np.Nans in it? I prefer nans, but I guess the downside is type conversion > for ints? > > Masked arrays come with huge performance drops, I don't think we should > use these. > > — > You are receiving this because you were mentioned. > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > , or mute > the thread > > . > ","{""total_count"": 0, ""+1"": 0, ""-1"": 0, ""laugh"": 0, ""hooray"": 0, ""confused"": 0, ""heart"": 0, ""rocket"": 0, ""eyes"": 0}",,392361367