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https://github.com/pydata/xarray/issues/1077#issuecomment-260167167 https://api.github.com/repos/pydata/xarray/issues/1077 260167167 MDEyOklzc3VlQ29tbWVudDI2MDE2NzE2Nw== 17055041 2016-11-13T04:56:43Z 2016-11-13T04:56:43Z NONE

Would it be too simplistic to think that xarray.Dataset (or a subclass of it) could be made to contain other Datasets? That would extend the conceptual map of xarray.Dataset <==> HDF5 group. The contained Datasets would probably also want to have a reference to their parent Dataset, for walking back up the tree.

I think that is similar to what you've done, @benbovy , but with inheritance rather than composition. I understand that is an often disfavored design pattern, but it would it make sense in this case and keep the overall xarray interface simple?

 
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