to_netcdf() should not implicitly load dask arrays of strings into memory
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Description
As discussed in https://github.com/pydata/xarray/pull/2058#discussion_r181606513, we should have an explicit interface of some sort, either via encoding or some new keyword argument to to_netcdf().
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Start with the to_netcdf() implementation and the discussion linked from pull request 2058. Determine whether encoding or a new keyword argument is the appropriate explicit interface, and consider how it should handle dask arrays of strings without implicitly loading them into memory. Done means the behavior is explicit and covered by the relevant tests.
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- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- data
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100