example-era5.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

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import cdsapi

c = cdsapi.Client()

r = c.retrieve(
    "reanalysis-era5-single-levels",
    {
        "variable": "2t",
        "product_type": "reanalysis",
        "date": "2012-12-01",
        "time": "14:00",
        "format": "netcdf",
    },
)

r.download("test.nc")