nctoolkit.DataSet.rename

DataSet.rename(newnames=None, **kwargs)

rename: Rename variables in a dataset

Parameters:

• newnames (dict) – Dictionary with key-value pairs being original and new variable names

• kwargs (*) – Alternative method for renaming

Examples

If you want to rename a variable x to y, do the following:

>>> ds.rename({"x":"y"})

Alternatively, you could do the following:

>>> ds.rename(x="y")