pydata / pydata/xarray

failure when roundtripping empty dataset to pandas

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Research direction

Start by reading the linked pull request, https://github.com/pydata/xarray/pull/3285, then inspect the empty-dataset roundtrip path between xarray and pandas. Reproduce the failure with an empty dataset and confirm that the roundtrip completes successfully without changing expected data representation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
pandas, python
Domain
data
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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