# cf.Data.expand_dims

`Data.``expand_dims`(position=0, i=False)

  Expand the shape of the data array in place.

  Insert a new size 1 axis, corresponding to a given position in the data array shape.

  See also

  `flip`, `squeeze`, `swapaxes`, `transpose`

  Parameters: | position : int, optional Specify the position that the new axis will have in the data array axes. By default the new axis has position 0, the slowest varying position. i : bool, optional If True then update the data array in place. By default a new data array is created.
  Returns: | out: cf.Data
  Examples: |