@@ -502,16 +502,16 @@ def open_group(
502502 Whether to use consolidated metadata.
503503
504504 By default, consolidated metadata is used if it's present in the
505- store (in the ``zarr.json`` for Zarr v3 and in the ``.zmetadata`` file
506- for Zarr v2 ).
505+ store (in the ``zarr.json`` for Zarr format 3 and in the ``.zmetadata`` file
506+ for Zarr format 2 ).
507507
508508 To explicitly require consolidated metadata, set ``use_consolidated=True``,
509509 which will raise an exception if consolidated metadata is not found.
510510
511511 To explicitly *not* use consolidated metadata, set ``use_consolidated=False``,
512512 which will fall back to using the regular, non consolidated metadata.
513513
514- Zarr v2 allowed configuring the key storing the consolidated metadata
514+ Zarr format 2 allows configuring the key storing the consolidated metadata
515515 (``.zmetadata`` by default). Specify the custom key as ``use_consolidated``
516516 to load consolidated metadata from a non-default key.
517517
@@ -785,16 +785,16 @@ def create_array(
785785 Iterable of filters to apply to each chunk of the array, in order, before serializing that
786786 chunk to bytes.
787787
788- For Zarr v3 , a "filter" is a codec that takes an array and returns an array,
788+ For Zarr format 3 , a "filter" is a codec that takes an array and returns an array,
789789 and these values must be instances of ``ArrayArrayCodec``, or dict representations
790790 of ``ArrayArrayCodec``.
791791 If ``filters`` and ``compressors`` are not specified, then the default codecs for
792- Zarr v3 will be used.
792+ Zarr format 3 will be used.
793793 These defaults can be changed by modifying the value of ``array.v3_default_codecs``
794794 in :mod:`zarr.core.config`.
795795 Use ``None`` to omit default filters.
796796
797- For Zarr v2 , a "filter" can be any numcodecs codec; you should ensure that the
797+ For Zarr format 2 , a "filter" can be any numcodecs codec; you should ensure that the
798798 the order if your filters is consistent with the behavior of each filter.
799799 If no ``filters`` are provided, a default set of filters will be used.
800800 These defaults can be changed by modifying the value of ``array.v2_default_filters``
@@ -804,32 +804,32 @@ def create_array(
804804 List of compressors to apply to the array. Compressors are applied in order, and after any
805805 filters are applied (if any are specified) and the data is serialized into bytes.
806806
807- For Zarr v3 , a "compressor" is a codec that takes a bytestrea , and
808- returns another bytestream. Multiple compressors my be provided for Zarr v3 .
807+ For Zarr format 3 , a "compressor" is a codec that takes a bytestream , and
808+ returns another bytestream. Multiple compressors my be provided for Zarr format 3 .
809809 If ``filters`` and ``compressors`` are not specified, then the default codecs for
810- Zarr v3 will be used.
810+ Zarr format 3 will be used.
811811 These defaults can be changed by modifying the value of ``array.v3_default_codecs``
812812 in :mod:`zarr.core.config`.
813813 Use ``None`` to omit default compressors.
814814
815- For Zarr v2 , a "compressor" can be any numcodecs codec. Only a single compressor may
816- be provided for Zarr v2 .
815+ For Zarr format 2 , a "compressor" can be any numcodecs codec. Only a single compressor may
816+ be provided for Zarr format 2 .
817817 If no ``compressors`` are provided, a default compressor will be used.
818818 These defaults can be changed by modifying the value of ``array.v2_default_compressor``
819819 in :mod:`zarr.core.config`.
820820 Use ``None`` to omit the default compressor.
821821 serializer : dict[str, JSON] | ArrayBytesCodec, optional
822822 Array-to-bytes codec to use for encoding the array data.
823- Zarr v3 only. Zarr v2 arrays use implicit array-to-bytes conversion.
823+ Zarr format 3 only. Zarr format 2 arrays use implicit array-to-bytes conversion.
824824 If no ``serializer`` is provided, the `zarr.codecs.BytesCodec` codec will be used.
825825 fill_value : Any, optional
826826 Fill value for the array.
827827 order : {"C", "F"}, optional
828828 The memory of the array (default is "C").
829- For Zarr v2 , this parameter sets the memory order of the array.
830- For Zarr v3 , this parameter is deprecated, because memory order
831- is a runtime parameter for Zarr v3 arrays. The recommended way to specify the memory
832- order for Zarr v3 arrays is via the ``config`` parameter, e.g. ``{'config': 'C'}``.
829+ For Zarr format 2 , this parameter sets the memory order of the array.
830+ For Zarr format 3 , this parameter is deprecated, because memory order
831+ is a runtime parameter for Zarr format 3 arrays. The recommended way to specify the memory
832+ order for Zarr format 3 arrays is via the ``config`` parameter, e.g. ``{'config': 'C'}``.
833833 If no ``order`` is provided, a default order will be used.
834834 This default can be changed by modifying the value of ``array.order`` in :mod:`zarr.core.config`.
835835 zarr_format : {2, 3}, optional
@@ -838,11 +838,11 @@ def create_array(
838838 Attributes for the array.
839839 chunk_key_encoding : ChunkKeyEncoding, optional
840840 A specification of how the chunk keys are represented in storage.
841- For Zarr v3 , the default is ``{"name": "default", "separator": "/"}}``.
842- For Zarr v2 , the default is ``{"name": "v2", "separator": "."}}``.
841+ For Zarr format 3 , the default is ``{"name": "default", "separator": "/"}}``.
842+ For Zarr format 2 , the default is ``{"name": "v2", "separator": "."}}``.
843843 dimension_names : Iterable[str], optional
844844 The names of the dimensions (default is None).
845- Zarr v3 only. Zarr v2 arrays should not use this parameter.
845+ Zarr format 3 only. Zarr format 2 arrays should not use this parameter.
846846 storage_options : dict, optional
847847 If using an fsspec URL to create the store, these will be passed to the backend implementation.
848848 Ignored otherwise.
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