# xarray.core.groupby.DatasetGroupBy.apply

#### DatasetGroupBy.apply(func, args=(), shortcut=None, \*\*kwargs)[[source]](https://github.com/pydata/xarray/blob/main/xarray/core/groupby.py#L1914-L1926)

Backward compatible implementation of `map`.

#### SEE ALSO
[`DatasetGroupBy.map`](xarray.core.groupby.DatasetGroupBy.map.html.md#xarray.core.groupby.DatasetGroupBy.map)