Zarr V3 default to little endian configuration for bytes codec

zarr-developers · Oct 6, 2024 · 594b1b5 · 594b1b5
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diff --git a/virtualizarr/zarr.py b/virtualizarr/zarr.py
@@ -207,8 +207,10 @@ def _v3_codec_pipeline(self) -> list:
         # https://github.com/zarr-developers/zarr-python/pull/1944#issuecomment-2151994097
         # "If no ArrayBytesCodec is supplied, we can auto-add a BytesCodec"
         bytes = dict(
-            name="bytes", configuration={}
-        )  # TODO need to handle endianess configuration
+            name="bytes", configuration={
+                "endian": "little"  # TODO need to handle endianess configuration, but little is a sensible default for now
+            }
+        )
 
         # The order here is significant!
         # [ArrayArray] -> ArrayBytes -> [BytesBytes]