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1395962467 I_kwDOAMm_X85TNLJj 7121 Add rename_variables argument to xr.open_dataset() to workaround vars with same names as dims 60435591 closed 0     2 2022-10-04T09:43:56Z 2022-10-05T10:00:12Z 2022-10-05T10:00:12Z CONTRIBUTOR      

Is your feature request related to a problem?

Yes, xarray not being able to open netcdf files with non-unique variable/dimension names is an issue for many people. Me personally have come across several files where this is an issue. As a not so nice workaround I use drop_variables for variables x/y before reading the file with xarray, and then adding them again under a different name with help of the netCDF4 library. It would be very convenient to have a rename_variables argument for xr.open_dataset() (and xr.open_mfdataset()).

This suggestion was also made by others in other issues but I cannot find a feature request for it: by @jthielen in https://github.com/pydata/xarray/issues/2233#issuecomment-782188310 by @markelg in https://github.com/pydata/xarray/issues/2368#issuecomment-415402600

Describe the solution you'd like

rename_variables argument for xr.open_dataset() (and xr.open_mfdataset()).

Describe alternatives you've considered

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