def equals(self, other, equiv=duck_array_ops.array_equiv):
        """True if two Variables have the same dimensions and values;
        otherwise False.

        Variables can still be equal (like pandas objects) if they have NaN
        values in the same locations.

        This method is necessary because `v1 == v2` for Variables
        does element-wise comparisons (like numpy.ndarrays).
        """
        other = getattr(other, 'variable', other)
        try:
            return (self.dims == other.dims and
                    (self._data is other._data or
                     equiv(self.data, other.data)))
        except (TypeError, AttributeError):
            return False
def equals ( self , other , equiv = duck_array_ops . array_equiv ) : other = getattr ( other , 'variable' , other ) try : return ( self . dims == other . dims and ( self . _data is other . _data or equiv ( self . data , other . data ) ) ) except ( TypeError , AttributeError ) : return False
True if two Variables have the same dimensions and values;
        otherwise False.

        Variables can still be equal (like pandas objects) if they have NaN
        values in the same locations.

        This method is necessary because `v1 == v2` for Variables
        does element-wise comparisons (like numpy.ndarrays).