# scipy.io.netcdf_file.createVariable

netcdf_file.createVariable(name, type, dimensions)

  Create an empty variable for the `netcdf_file` object, specifying its data type and the dimensions it uses.

  Parameters:
    name str

      Name of the new variable.

    type dtype or str

      Data type of the variable.

    dimensions sequence of str

      List of the dimension names used by the variable, in the desired order.

  Returns:
    variable netcdf_variable

      The newly created `netcdf_variable` object. This object has also been added to the `netcdf_file` object as well.

  See also

  `createDimension`

  Notes

  Any dimensions to be used by the variable should already exist in the NetCDF data structure or should be created by `createDimension` prior to creating the NetCDF variable.