# xarray.backends.BackendEntrypoint.open_dataset

#### BackendEntrypoint.open_dataset(filename_or_obj, , drop_variables=None)[[source]](https://github.com/pydata/xarray/blob/main/xarray/backends/common.py#L777-L787)

Backend open_dataset method used by Xarray in [`open_dataset()`](xarray.open_dataset.html.md#xarray.open_dataset).