# xarray.CFTimeIndex.shape

#### *property* CFTimeIndex.shape

Return a tuple of the shape of the underlying data.

#### SEE ALSO
`Index.size`
: Return the number of elements in the underlying data.

`Index.ndim`
: Number of dimensions of the underlying data, by definition 1.

`Index.dtype`
: Return the dtype object of the underlying data.

`Index.values`
: Return an array representing the data in the Index.

### Examples

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```pycon
>>> idx = pd.Index([1, 2, 3])
>>> idx
Index([1, 2, 3], dtype='int64')
>>> idx.shape
(3,)
```

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