Add sentence to open_dataset docstring (pydata#7438)

* Add sentence to open_dataset docstring * Update xarray/backends/api.py Co-authored-by: Deepak Cherian <[email protected]>
dcherian · Jan 13, 2023 · b741d83 · b741d83
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diff --git a/xarray/backends/api.py b/xarray/backends/api.py
@@ -414,7 +414,8 @@ def open_dataset(
         arrays. ``chunks=-1`` loads the dataset with dask using a single
         chunk for all arrays. ``chunks={}`` loads the dataset with dask using
         engine preferred chunks if exposed by the backend, otherwise with
-        a single chunk for all arrays.
+        a single chunk for all arrays. In order to reproduce the default behavior
+        of ``xr.open_zarr(...)`` use ``xr.open_dataset(..., engine='zarr', chunks={})``.
         ``chunks='auto'`` will use dask ``auto`` chunking taking into account the
         engine preferred chunks. See dask chunking for more details.
     cache : bool, optional