docs: def _parse_array_of_cftime_strings(strings, date_type):
      """Create a numpy array from an array of strings.
  
      For use in generating dates from strings for use with interp.  Assumes the
      array is either 0-dimensional or 1-dimensional.
  
      Parameters
      ----------
      strings : array of strings
          Strings to convert to dates
      date_type : cftime.datetime type
          Calendar type to use for dates
  
      Returns
      -------
      np.array
      """
      return np.array([_parse_iso8601_without_reso(date_type, s)
                       for s in strings.ravel()]).reshape(strings.shape)