pyvista.DataSet.array_names

property DataSet.array_names: list[str]

Return a list of array names for the dataset.

This makes sure to put the active scalars’ name first in the list.

Returns:

list[str]

List of array names for the dataset.

Examples

Return the array names for a mesh.

>>> import pyvista as pv
>>> mesh = pv.Sphere()
>>> mesh.point_data['my_array'] = range(mesh.n_points)
>>> mesh.array_names
['my_array', 'Normals']