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@benbovy Thanks for the comment.

Actually, I expected the following behavior python In [1]: ds.sel(x=2) Out[1]: <xarray.Dataset> Dimensions: (y: 2) Coordinates: * y (y) object 'a' 'b' x int64 2 Data variables: foo (y) int64 2 5 where the selected x is automatically converted to a scalar coordinate.

And also for the second issue, I expected something like python In [2]: ds.isel(yx=0) Out[2]: <xarray.Dataset> Dimensions: () Coordinates: y <U1 'a' x int64 1 Data variables: foo int64 1 both x and y become scalar coordinates.

Back to the first issue, I personally prefer to the automatic renaming because it enables the following chain methods, python ds.sel(x=2).isel(y=1) that might be intuitive especially for the hierarchic dimension structure.

 
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