# xarray.Dataset._\_getitem_\_

#### Dataset.\_\_getitem_\_(key)[[source]](https://github.com/pydata/xarray/blob/main/xarray/core/dataset.py#L1430-L1462)

Access variables or coordinates of this dataset as a
[`DataArray`](xarray.DataArray.html.md#xarray.DataArray) or a subset of variables or a indexed dataset.

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