arviz.InferenceData.to_netcdf#

InferenceData.to_netcdf(filename, compress=True, groups=None, engine='h5netcdf', base_group='/', overwrite_existing=True)[source]#

Write InferenceData to netcdf4 file.

Parameters
filenamestr

Location to write to

compressbool, optional

Whether to compress result. Note this saves disk space, but may make saving and loading somewhat slower (default: True).

groupslist, optional

Write only these groups to netcdf file.

engine{“h5netcdf”, “netcdf4”}, default “h5netcdf”

Library used to read the netcdf file.

base_groupstr, default “/”

The group in the netCDF file where the InferenceData is will be stored. By default, will write to the root of the netCDF file

overwrite_existingbool, default True

Whether to overwrite the existing file or append to it.

Returns
str

Location of netcdf file