pandas.read_hdf¶
- pandas.read_hdf(path_or_buf, key=None, **kwargs)¶
read from the store, close it if we opened it
Retrieve pandas object stored in file, optionally based on where criteria
Parameters: path_or_buf : path (string), or buffer to read from
key : group identifier in the store. Can be omitted a HDF file contains
a single pandas object.
where : list of Term (or convertable) objects, optional
start : optional, integer (defaults to None), row number to start
selection
stop : optional, integer (defaults to None), row number to stop
selection
columns : optional, a list of columns that if not None, will limit the
return columns
iterator : optional, boolean, return an iterator, default False
chunksize : optional, nrows to include in iteration, return an iterator
Returns: The selected object