# xarray.backends.PydapBackendEntrypoint

### *class* xarray.backends.PydapBackendEntrypoint[[source]](https://github.com/pydata/xarray/blob/main/xarray/backends/pydap_.py#L236-L448)

Backend for steaming datasets over the internet using
the Data Access Protocol, also known as DODS or OPeNDAP
based on the pydap package.

This backend is selected by default for urls.

For more information about the underlying library, visit:
[https://pydap.github.io/pydap/en/intro.html](https://pydap.github.io/pydap/en/intro.html)

#### SEE ALSO
`backends.PydapDataStore`

#### \_\_init_\_()

### Methods

| [`__init__`](#xarray.backends.PydapBackendEntrypoint.__init__)()                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                       |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [`guess_can_open`](xarray.backends.PydapBackendEntrypoint.guess_can_open.html.md#xarray.backends.PydapBackendEntrypoint.guess_can_open)(filename_or_obj)        | Backend open_dataset method used by Xarray in [`open_dataset()`](xarray.open_dataset.html.md#xarray.open_dataset).    |
| [`open_dataset`](xarray.backends.PydapBackendEntrypoint.open_dataset.html.md#xarray.backends.PydapBackendEntrypoint.open_dataset)(filename_or_obj, \*[, ...]) | Backend open_dataset method used by Xarray in [`open_dataset()`](xarray.open_dataset.html.md#xarray.open_dataset).    |
| `open_datatree`(filename_or_obj, \*[, ...])                                                                                                   | Backend open_datatree method used by Xarray in [`open_datatree()`](xarray.open_datatree.html.md#xarray.open_datatree). |
| `open_groups_as_dict`(filename_or_obj, \*[, ...])                                                                                             | Opens a dictionary mapping from group names to Datasets.                                                                              |

### Attributes

| [`description`](xarray.backends.PydapBackendEntrypoint.description.html.md#xarray.backends.PydapBackendEntrypoint.description)   |    |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
| `open_dataset_parameters`                                                                                         |    |
| `supports_groups`                                                                                                 |    |
| [`url`](xarray.backends.PydapBackendEntrypoint.url.html.md#xarray.backends.PydapBackendEntrypoint.url)                   |    |