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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def select_as_multiple(self, keys, where=None, selector=None, columns=None, start=None, stop=None, iterator=False, chunksize=None, auto_close=False, **kwargs):
 """ Retrieve pandas objects from multiple tables Parameters keys : a list of the tables selector : the table to apply the where criteria (defaults to keys[0] if not supplied) columns : the columns I want back start : integer (defaults to None), row number to start selection stop : integer (defaults to None), row number to stop selection iterator : boolean, return an iterator, default False chunksize : nrows to include in iteration, return an iterator Exceptions raises KeyError if keys or selector is not found or keys is empty raises TypeError if keys is not a list or tuple raises ValueError if the tables are not ALL THE SAME DIMENSIONS """


        # default to single select
        where = _ensure_term(where, scope_level=1)
        if isinstance(keys, (list, tuple)) and len(keys) == 1:
            keys = keys[0]
        if isinstance(keys, str):
            return self.select(key=keys, where=where, columns=columns,
                               start=start, stop=stop, iterator=iterator,
                               chunksize=chunksize, **kwargs)

        if not isinstance(keys, (list, tuple)):
            raise TypeError("keys must be a list/tuple")

        if not len(keys):
            raise ValueError("keys must have a non-zero length")

        if selector is None:
            selector = keys[0]

        # collect the tables
        tbls = [self.get_storer(k) for k in keys]
        s = self.get_storer(selector)

        # validate rows
        nrows = None
        for t, k in itertools.chain([(s, selector)], zip(tbls, keys)):
            if t is None:
                raise KeyError("Invalid table [{key}]".format(key=k))
            if not t.is_table:
                raise TypeError(
                    "object [{obj}] is not a table, and cannot be used in all "
                    "select as multiple".format(obj=t.pathname)
                )

            if nrows is None:
                nrows = t.nrows
            elif t.nrows != nrows:
                raise ValueError(
                    "all tables must have exactly the same nrows!")

        # axis is the concentation axes
        axis = list({t.non_index_axes[0][0] for t in tbls})[0]

        def func(_start, _stop, _where):

            # retrieve the objs, _where is always passed as a set of
            # coordinates here
            objs = [t.read(where=_where, columns=columns, start=_start,
                           stop=_stop, **kwargs) for t in tbls]

            # concat and return
            return concat(objs, axis=axis,
                          verify_integrity=False)._consolidate()

        # create the iterator
        it = TableIterator(self, s, func, where=where, nrows=nrows,
                           start=start, stop=stop, iterator=iterator,
                           chunksize=chunksize, auto_close=auto_close)

        return it.get_result(coordinates=True)