Add "errors" keyword argument to drop() and drop_dims() (#2994)

doc/whats-new.rst

@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ Enhancements
   formatted datetimes. By `Alan Brammer <https://github.com/abrammer>`_.
 - Add ``.str`` accessor to DataArrays for string related manipulations.
   By `0x0L <https://github.com/0x0L>`_.
+- Add ``errors`` keyword argument to :py:meth:`Dataset.drop` and :py:meth:`Dataset.drop_dims`
+  that allows ignoring errors if a passed label or dimension is not in the dataset
+  (:issue:`2994`).
+  By `Andrew Ross <https://github.com/andrew-c-ross>`_.
+
 
 Bug fixes
 ~~~~~~~~~

xarray/core/dataarray.py

@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ def transpose(self, *dims, transpose_coords=None) -> 'DataArray':
     def T(self) -> 'DataArray':
         return self.transpose()
 
-    def drop(self, labels, dim=None):
+    def drop(self, labels, dim=None, *, errors='raise'):
         """Drop coordinates or index labels from this DataArray.
 
         Parameters
@@ -1471,14 +1471,18 @@ def drop(self, labels, dim=None):
         dim : str, optional
             Dimension along which to drop index labels. By default (if
             ``dim is None``), drops coordinates rather than index labels.
-
+        errors: {'raise', 'ignore'}, optional
+            If 'raise' (default), raises a ValueError error if
+            any of the coordinates or index labels passed are not
+            in the array. If 'ignore', any given labels that are in the
+            array are dropped and no error is raised.
         Returns
         -------
         dropped : DataArray
         """
         if utils.is_scalar(labels):
             labels = [labels]
-        ds = self._to_temp_dataset().drop(labels, dim)
+        ds = self._to_temp_dataset().drop(labels, dim, errors=errors)
         return self._from_temp_dataset(ds)
 
     def dropna(self, dim, how='any', thresh=None):

xarray/core/dataset.py

@@ -2823,7 +2823,7 @@ def _assert_all_in_dataset(self, names, virtual_okay=False):
             raise ValueError('One or more of the specified variables '
                              'cannot be found in this dataset')
 
-    def drop(self, labels, dim=None):
+    def drop(self, labels, dim=None, *, errors='raise'):
         """Drop variables or index labels from this dataset.
 
         Parameters
@@ -2833,33 +2833,41 @@ def drop(self, labels, dim=None):
         dim : None or str, optional
             Dimension along which to drop index labels. By default (if
             ``dim is None``), drops variables rather than index labels.
+        errors: {'raise', 'ignore'}, optional
+            If 'raise' (default), raises a ValueError error if
+            any of the variable or index labels passed are not
+            in the dataset. If 'ignore', any given labels that are in the
+            dataset are dropped and no error is raised.
 
         Returns
         -------
         dropped : Dataset
         """
+        if errors not in ['raise', 'ignore']:
+            raise ValueError('errors must be either "raise" or "ignore"')
         if utils.is_scalar(labels):
             labels = [labels]
         if dim is None:
-            return self._drop_vars(labels)
+            return self._drop_vars(labels, errors=errors)
         else:
             try:
                 index = self.indexes[dim]
             except KeyError:
                 raise ValueError(
                     'dimension %r does not have coordinate labels' % dim)
-            new_index = index.drop(labels)
+            new_index = index.drop(labels, errors=errors)
             return self.loc[{dim: new_index}]
 
-    def _drop_vars(self, names):
-        self._assert_all_in_dataset(names)
+    def _drop_vars(self, names, errors='raise'):
+        if errors == 'raise':
+            self._assert_all_in_dataset(names)
         drop = set(names)
         variables = OrderedDict((k, v) for k, v in self._variables.items()
                                 if k not in drop)
         coord_names = set(k for k in self._coord_names if k in variables)
         return self._replace_vars_and_dims(variables, coord_names)
 
-    def drop_dims(self, drop_dims):
+    def drop_dims(self, drop_dims, *, errors='raise'):
         """Drop dimensions and associated variables from this dataset.
 
         Parameters
@@ -2872,14 +2880,23 @@ def drop_dims(self, drop_dims):
         obj : Dataset
             The dataset without the given dimensions (or any variables
             containing those dimensions)
+        errors: {'raise', 'ignore'}, optional
+            If 'raise' (default), raises a ValueError error if
+            any of the dimensions passed are not
+            in the dataset. If 'ignore', any given dimensions that are in the
+            dataset are dropped and no error is raised.
         """
+        if errors not in ['raise', 'ignore']:
+            raise ValueError('errors must be either "raise" or "ignore"')
+
         if utils.is_scalar(drop_dims):
             drop_dims = [drop_dims]
 
-        missing_dimensions = [d for d in drop_dims if d not in self.dims]
-        if missing_dimensions:
-            raise ValueError('Dataset does not contain the dimensions: %s'
-                             % missing_dimensions)
+        if errors == 'raise':
+            missing_dimensions = [d for d in drop_dims if d not in self.dims]
+            if missing_dimensions:
+                raise ValueError('Dataset does not contain the dimensions: %s'
+                                 % missing_dimensions)
 
         drop_vars = set(k for k, v in self._variables.items()
                         for d in v.dims if d in drop_dims)

xarray/tests/test_dataarray.py

@@ -1859,19 +1859,34 @@ def test_drop_coordinates(self):
         with pytest.raises(ValueError):
             arr.drop('not found')
 
+        actual = expected.drop('not found', errors='ignore')
+        assert_identical(actual, expected)
+
         with raises_regex(ValueError, 'cannot be found'):
             arr.drop(None)
 
+        actual = expected.drop(None, errors='ignore')
+        assert_identical(actual, expected)
+
         renamed = arr.rename('foo')
         with raises_regex(ValueError, 'cannot be found'):
             renamed.drop('foo')
 
+        actual = renamed.drop('foo', errors='ignore')
+        assert_identical(actual, renamed)
+
     def test_drop_index_labels(self):
         arr = DataArray(np.random.randn(2, 3), coords={'y': [0, 1, 2]},
                         dims=['x', 'y'])
         actual = arr.drop([0, 1], dim='y')
         expected = arr[:, 2:]
-        assert_identical(expected, actual)
+        assert_identical(actual, expected)
+
+        with raises_regex((KeyError, ValueError), 'not .* in axis'):
+            actual = arr.drop([0, 1, 3], dim='y')
+
+        actual = arr.drop([0, 1, 3], dim='y', errors='ignore')
+        assert_identical(actual, expected)
 
     def test_dropna(self):
         x = np.random.randn(4, 4)

xarray/tests/test_dataset.py

@@ -1889,6 +1889,15 @@ def test_drop_variables(self):
         with raises_regex(ValueError, 'cannot be found'):
             data.drop('not_found_here')
 
+        actual = data.drop('not_found_here', errors='ignore')
+        assert_identical(data, actual)
+
+        actual = data.drop(['not_found_here'], errors='ignore')
+        assert_identical(data, actual)
+
+        actual = data.drop(['time', 'not_found_here'], errors='ignore')
+        assert_identical(expected, actual)
+
     def test_drop_index_labels(self):
         data = Dataset({'A': (['x', 'y'], np.random.randn(2, 3)),
                         'x': ['a', 'b']})
@@ -1907,6 +1916,16 @@ def test_drop_index_labels(self):
             # not contained in axis
             data.drop(['c'], dim='x')
 
+        actual = data.drop(['c'], dim='x', errors='ignore')
+        assert_identical(data, actual)
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            data.drop(['c'], dim='x', errors='wrong_value')
+
+        actual = data.drop(['a', 'b', 'c'], 'x', errors='ignore')
+        expected = data.isel(x=slice(0, 0))
+        assert_identical(expected, actual)
+
         with raises_regex(
                 ValueError, 'does not have coordinate labels'):
             data.drop(1, 'y')
@@ -1931,6 +1950,22 @@ def test_drop_dims(self):
         with pytest.raises((ValueError, KeyError)):
             data.drop_dims('z')  # not a dimension
 
+        with pytest.raises((ValueError, KeyError)):
+            data.drop_dims(None)
+
+        actual = data.drop_dims('z', errors='ignore')
+        assert_identical(data, actual)
+
+        actual = data.drop_dims(None, errors='ignore')
+        assert_identical(data, actual)
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            actual = data.drop_dims('z', errors='wrong_value')
+
+        actual = data.drop_dims(['x', 'y', 'z'], errors='ignore')
+        expected = data.drop(['A', 'B', 'x'])
+        assert_identical(expected, actual)
+
     def test_copy(self):
         data = create_test_data()
         data.attrs['Test'] = [1, 2, 3]