Allow symbolic links between datatree nodes?
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Description
What is your issue?
It would be nice if the tree could support internal symbolic links between nodes.
If someone actually wants this then please speak up! Otherwise we won't prioritise it, because it's not at all simple.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start with the linked xarray#4118 discussion and the existing datatree node model to determine whether internal symbolic links are desired. Done would require an agreed design and implementation scope, which the issue currently leaves open.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- data
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100