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/5646#issuecomment-888945107,https://api.github.com/repos/pydata/xarray/issues/5646,888945107,IC_kwDOAMm_X840_DnT,688461,2021-07-29T09:08:58Z,2021-07-29T09:08:58Z,NONE,"Note that comparison of pandas.MultiIndex instances ignores the names. This may be the cause of the issue. ```python import pandas as pd a = pd.MultiIndex.from_tuples([(0, 0)], names=[""x"", ""y""]) b = pd.MultiIndex.from_tuples([(0, 0)], names=[""not-x"", ""not-y""]) print(a == b) print(a.names == b.names) ``` Output: ``` [ True] False ``` ","{""total_count"": 0, ""+1"": 0, ""-1"": 0, ""laugh"": 0, ""hooray"": 0, ""confused"": 0, ""heart"": 0, ""rocket"": 0, ""eyes"": 0}",,955617411