# xarray.testing.strategies.dimension_names

### xarray.testing.strategies.dimension_names(, name_strategy=None, min_dims=0, max_dims=3)[[source]](https://github.com/pydata/xarray/blob/main/xarray/testing/strategies.py#L135-L163)

Generates an arbitrary list of valid dimension names.

Requires the hypothesis package to be installed.

* **Parameters:**
  * **name_strategy** – Strategy for making names. Useful if we need to share this.
  * **min_dims** – Minimum number of dimensions in generated list.
  * **max_dims** – Maximum number of dimensions in generated list.