id,node_id,number,title,user,state,locked,assignee,milestone,comments,created_at,updated_at,closed_at,author_association,active_lock_reason,draft,pull_request,body,reactions,performed_via_github_app,state_reason,repo,type 792639470,MDU6SXNzdWU3OTI2Mzk0NzA=,4839,Coordinate attributes are dropped when interpolating datasets,14371165,closed,0,,,3,2021-01-23T20:05:33Z,2021-04-27T07:00:08Z,2021-04-27T07:00:08Z,MEMBER,,,," **What happened**: When I was interpolating datasets I noticed that the coordinate variables disappeared. **What you expected to happen**: Coordinate attributes should be retained just like variables are. **Minimal Complete Verifiable Example**: ```python import numpy as np import xarray as xr names = np.core.defchararray.add(""long_variable_name"", np.arange(0, 2).astype(str)) coords = dict(time=np.array([0, 1])) data_vars = dict() for v in names: data_vars[v] = xr.Variable( ""time"", np.array([0, 1], dtype=int), attrs=dict(unit=""kg"") ) ds1 = xr.Dataset(data_vars=data_vars, coords=coords) ds1.attrs = { k: 2 for k in np.core.defchararray.add(""attr_"", np.arange(0, 3).astype(str)) } ds1.time.attrs.update(unit=""s"") # Print time: ds1.time Out[115]: array([0, 1]) Coordinates: * time (time) int32 0 1 Attributes: unit: s # Interpolate: ds1 = ds1.interp( time=np.array([0, 0.5, 1, 2]), assume_sorted=True, method=""linear"", kwargs=dict(fill_value=""extrapolate""), ) # Print interpolated time, units are lost: ds1.time Out[117]: array([0. , 0.5, 1. , 2. ]) Coordinates: * time (time) float64 0.0 0.5 1.0 2. ``` **Anything else we need to know?**: **Environment**:
Output of xr.show_versions() xr.show_versions() INSTALLED VERSIONS ------------------ commit: None python: 3.8.5 (default, Sep 3 2020, 21:29:08) [MSC v.1916 64 bit (AMD64)] python-bits: 64 OS: Windows OS-release: 10 machine: AMD64 processor: Intel64 Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3, GenuineIntel byteorder: little libhdf5: 1.10.4 libnetcdf: None xarray: 0.16.2 pandas: 1.2.0 numpy: 1.17.5 scipy: 1.4.1 netCDF4: None pydap: None h5netcdf: None h5py: 2.10.0 Nio: None zarr: None cftime: None nc_time_axis: None PseudoNetCDF: None rasterio: None cfgrib: None iris: None bottleneck: 1.3.2 dask: 2020.12.0 distributed: 2020.12.0 matplotlib: 3.3.2 cartopy: None seaborn: 0.11.1 numbagg: None pint: None setuptools: 51.1.2.post20210112 pip: 20.3.3 conda: 4.9.2 pytest: 6.2.1 IPython: 7.19.0 sphinx: 3.4.3
","{""url"": ""https://api.github.com/repos/pydata/xarray/issues/4839/reactions"", ""total_count"": 0, ""+1"": 0, ""-1"": 0, ""laugh"": 0, ""hooray"": 0, ""confused"": 0, ""heart"": 0, ""rocket"": 0, ""eyes"": 0}",,completed,13221727,issue