WrightTools.data.Data.create_variable
- Data.create_variable(name, values=None, *, shape=None, units=None, dtype=None, **kwargs) Variable [source]
Add new child variable.
- Parameters:
name (string) – Unique identifier.
values (array-like (optional)) – Array to populate variable with. If None, an variable will be filled with NaN. Default is None.
shape (tuple of int) – Shape to use. must broadcast with the full shape. Only used if values is None. Default is the full shape of self.
units (string (optional)) – Variable units. Default is None.
dtype (numpy.dtype (optional)) – dtype to use for dataset, default is np.float64. Only used if values is None.
kwargs – Additional kwargs to variable instantiation.
- Returns:
New child variable.
- Return type:
WrightTools Variable