# xarray.Dataset._\_getitem_\_

#### Dataset.\_\_getitem_\_(key)[[source]](https://github.com/pydata/xarray/blob/main/xarray/core/dataset.py#L1437-L1473)

Access variables or coordinates of this dataset.

Returns a [`DataArray`](xarray.DataArray.html.md#xarray.DataArray) or a subset of variables or an
indexed dataset.

Indexing with a list of names will return a new `Dataset` object.