rtible) objects. start : int, optional Row number to start selection. stop : int, optional Row number to stop selection. columns : list, optional A list of columns names to return. iterator : bool, optional Return an iterator object. chunksize : int, optional Number of rows to include in an iteration when using an iterator. **kwargs Additional keyword arguments passed to HDFStore. Returns ------- object The selected object. Return type depends on the object stored. See Also -------- DataFrame.to_hdf : Write a HDF file from a DataFrame. HDFStore : Low-level access to HDF files. Examples -------- >>> df = pd.DataFrame([[1, 1.0, 'a']], columns=['x', 'y', 'z']) # doctest: +SKIP >>> df.to_hdf('./store.h5', 'data') # doctest: +SKIP >>> reread = pd.read_hdf('./store.h5') # doctest: +SKIP )