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# createVariable

netcdf_file.createVariable(name, type, dimensions)

  Create an empty variable for the `netcdf_file` object, specifying its data type and the dimensions it uses.

  Parameters:
    namestr

      Name of the new variable.

    typedtype or str

      Data type of the variable.

    dimensionssequence of str

      List of the dimension names used by the variable, in the desired order.

  Returns:
    variablenetcdf_variable

      The newly created `netcdf_variable` object. This object has also been added to the `netcdf_file` object as well.

  See also

  `createDimension`

  Notes

  Any dimensions to be used by the variable should already exist in the NetCDF data structure or should be created by `createDimension` prior to creating the NetCDF variable.