Method read

pandas/io/pytables.py:5051–5066

(
        self,
        where=None,
        columns=None,
        start: int | None = None,
        stop: int | None = None,
    )

        super().write(obj=obj, data_columns=data_columns, **kwargs)

    def read(
        self,
        where=None,
        columns=None,
        start: int | None = None,
        stop: int | None = None,
    ) -> DataFrame:
        df = super().read(where=where, columns=columns, start=start, stop=stop)
        df = df.set_index(self.levels)

        # remove names for 'level_%d'
        df.index = df.index.set_names(
            [None if self._re_levels.search(name) else name for name in df.index.names]
        )

        return df


def _reindex_axis(