def read_axes(self, where, **kwargs):

        # validate the version
        self.validate_version(where)

        # infer the data kind
        if not self.infer_axes():
            return False

        # create the selection
        self.selection = Selection(self, where=where, **kwargs)
        values = self.selection.select()

        # convert the data
        for a in self.axes:
            a.set_info(self.info)
            a.convert(values, nan_rep=self.nan_rep, encoding=self.encoding)

        return True
create and return the axes sniffed from the table: return boolean
dataset/ETHPy150Open pydata/pandas/pandas/io/pytables.py/Table.read_axes