'IO backend error in the xarray for netcdf file

I am trying to open a .netcdf file using xarray and it is showing this error. I am unable to resolve this error and I have found no such solution to resolve this error. I have tried with different versions of Anaconda and Ubuntu but the problem persists.

ValueError: did not find a match in any of xarray's currently installed IO backends ['scipy']. Consider explicitly selecting one of the installed backends via the engine parameter to xarray.open_dataset(), or installing additional IO dependencies: http://xarray.pydata.org/en/stable/getting-started-guide/installing.html http://xarray.pydata.org/en/stable/user-guide/io.html

python io netcdf python-xarray

Solution 1:^[1]

Based on your error message, it looks like you are only missing the scipy dependency.

I would recommend installing using conda install in either your terminal/command line or in Jupyter (if you use that IDE): conda install scipy

If you are using a Python environment other than your base environment, ensure you are installing to the environment are using for the project by navigating there in terminal, or by running the kernel on that environment in Jupyter.

You may need to restart the kernel if you are using Jupyter for the change to take effect.

Solution 2:^[2]

I had the same issue. I then installed netCDF4 via:

pip install netCDF4

and xarray worked. Beware of dependencies!!

Solution 3:^[3]

I had the same problem as well. In this matter, you need to install IO dependencies. Based on their web site here you need to install all IO related packages:

io = netCDF4, h5netcdf, scipy, pydap, zarr, fsspec, cftime, rasterio, cfgrib, pooch 

conda install -c anaconda netcdf4 h5netcdf scipy pydap zarr fsspec cftime rasterio cfgrib pooch

Solution 4:^[4]

conda install scipy

solves the problem

Solution 5:^[5]

Thanks Wilson and Water77. In my case, I was installing all the packages in my root environment but I realized I should make a different python environment to install all the packages and it worked for me.

Solution 6:^[6]

I know installing the dependencies is the first move. However, I wanted to point out, that I ran into this issue due to a corrupt netCDF file!

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