HDFStore.select()

key : object

where : list of Term (or convertable) objects, optional

start : integer (defaults to None), row number to start selection

stop : integer (defaults to None), row number to stop selection

columns : a list of columns that if not None, will limit the return

columns

iterator : boolean, return an iterator, default False

chunksize : nrows to include in iteration, return an iterator

auto_close : boolean, should automatically close the store when

finished, default is False