#NEWLINE# def avgAxisPoints( self , var ) : #NEWLINE# #INDENT# ' Update the variable by applying the avg operation to the given\n        axis.\n        ' #NEWLINE# varID = var . id #NEWLINE# var = cdutil . averager ( var , axis = ( '(%s)' % self . axis . id ) , weight = 'equal' ) #NEWLINE# var . id = varID #NEWLINE# return var