Returns value occupying requested label, default to specified
        missing value if not present. Analogous to dict.get

        Parameters
        ----------
        label : object
            Label value looking for
        default : object, optional
            Value to return if label not in index

        Returns
        -------
        y : scalar

def get(self, label, default=None):
        """
        Returns value occupying requested label, default to specified
        missing value if not present. Analogous to dict.get

        Parameters
        ----------
        label : object
            Label value looking for
        default : object, optional
            Value to return if label not in index

        Returns
        -------
        y : scalar
        """
        if label in self.index:
            loc = self.index.get_loc(label)
            return self._get_val_at(loc)
        else:
            return default