# xarray.DataTree.filter_like

#### DataTree.filter_like(other)[[source]](https://github.com/pydata/xarray/blob/main/xarray/core/datatree.py#L1663-L1709)

Filter a datatree like another datatree.

Returns a new tree containing only the nodes in the original tree which are also present in the other tree.

* **Parameters:**
  **other** ([`DataTree`](xarray.DataTree.html.md#xarray.DataTree)) – The tree to filter this tree by.
* **Returns:**
  [`DataTree`](xarray.DataTree.html.md#xarray.DataTree)

#### SEE ALSO
[`filter`](xarray.DataTree.filter.html.md#xarray.DataTree.filter), [`isomorphic`](xarray.DataTree.isomorphic.html.md#xarray.DataTree.isomorphic)

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```pycon
>>> dt = DataTree.from_dict(
...     {
...         "/a/A": None,
...         "/a/B": None,
...         "/b/A": None,
...         "/b/B": None,
...     }
... )
>>> other = DataTree.from_dict(
...     {
...         "/a/A": None,
...         "/b/A": None,
...     }
... )
>>> dt.filter_like(other)
<xarray.DataTree>
Group: /
├── Group: /a
│   └── Group: /a/A
└── Group: /b
    └── Group: /b/A
```

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