import_data

Project.import_data(dataset: LoadableDataset | Mapping[str, LoadableDataset], dataset_name: str | None = None, allow_overwrite: bool = False, ignore_existing: bool = True)

Import a dataset by saving it as an .nc file in the project’s data folder.

Parameters:

• dataset (LoadableDataset) – Dataset instance or path to a dataset.

• dataset_name (str | None) – The name of the dataset (needs to be provided when dataset is an xarray instance). Defaults to None.

• allow_overwrite (bool) – Whether to overwrite an existing dataset.

• ignore_existing (bool) – Whether to skip import if the dataset already exists and allow_overwrite is False. Defaults to True.