code: def load_table(filename):
      
      supported = get_table_formats()
  
      fmt = os.path.splitext(filename)[-1][1:].lower()  # extension sans '.'
  
      if fmt in ['csv', 'tab', 'tex'] and fmt in supported:
          log.info("Reading file {0}".format(filename))
          t = ascii.read(filename)
      elif fmt in ['vo', 'vot', 'xml', 'fits', 'hdf5'] and fmt in supported:
          log.info("Reading file {0}".format(filename))
          t = Table.read(filename)
      else:
          log.error("Table format not recognized or supported")
          log.error("{0} [{1}]".format(filename, fmt))
          raise Exception("Table format not recognized or supported")
      return t
docs: Load a table from a given file.
  
      Supports csv, tab, tex, vo, vot, xml, fits, and hdf5.
  
      Parameters
      ----------
      filename : str
          File to read
  
      Returns
      -------
      table : Table
          Table of data.