xarray

Xarray brings labeled dimensions, coordinates, and attributes to raw NumPy arrays for high-performance multi-dimensional data analysis.

Xarray is the industry standard for handling N-dimensional arrays (tensors) in Python. It builds on NumPy by adding metadata: instead of tracking axes by integer indices, you access data using named dimensions like 'time', 'latitude', and 'longitude'. It integrates natively with Pandas for tabular data and Dask for parallel processing (scaling to petabyte-sized datasets). Whether you are calculating climate anomalies from NetCDF files or processing satellite imagery, Xarray automates alignment and broadcasting to eliminate common indexing errors.

https://docs.xarray.dev