# xarray.Dataset.drop_isel

#### Dataset.drop_isel(indexers=None, \*\*indexers_kwargs)[[source]](https://github.com/pydata/xarray/blob/main/xarray/core/dataset.py#L6232-L6295)

Drop index positions from this Dataset.

* **Parameters:**
  * **indexers** ([mapping](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-mapping) of [hashable](../user-guide/terminology.html.md#term-name) to `Any`) – Index locations to drop
  * **\*\*indexers_kwargs** (`{dim: position, ...}`, *optional*) – The keyword arguments form of `dim` and `positions`
* **Returns:**
  **dropped** ([`Dataset`](xarray.Dataset.html.md#xarray.Dataset))
* **Raises:**
  [**IndexError**](https://docs.python.org/3/builtins/exceptions.html#IndexError) – 

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```pycon
>>> data = np.arange(6).reshape(2, 3)
>>> labels = ["a", "b", "c"]
>>> ds = xr.Dataset({"A": (["x", "y"], data), "y": labels})
>>> ds
<xarray.Dataset> Size: 60B
Dimensions:  (x: 2, y: 3)
Coordinates:
  * y        (y) <U1 12B 'a' 'b' 'c'
Dimensions without coordinates: x
Data variables:
    A        (x, y) int64 48B 0 1 2 3 4 5
>>> ds.drop_isel(y=[0, 2])
<xarray.Dataset> Size: 20B
Dimensions:  (x: 2, y: 1)
Coordinates:
  * y        (y) <U1 4B 'b'
Dimensions without coordinates: x
Data variables:
    A        (x, y) int64 16B 1 4
>>> ds.drop_isel(y=1)
<xarray.Dataset> Size: 40B
Dimensions:  (x: 2, y: 2)
Coordinates:
  * y        (y) <U1 8B 'a' 'c'
Dimensions without coordinates: x
Data variables:
    A        (x, y) int64 32B 0 2 3 5
```

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