code: def get_table(xmldoc, name):
  	
  	tables = getTablesByName(xmldoc, name)
  	if len(tables) != 1:
  		raise ValueError("document must contain exactly one %s table" % StripTableName(name))
  	return tables[0]
docs: Scan xmldoc for a Table element named name.  The comparison is done
  	using CompareTableNames().  Raises ValueError if not exactly 1 such
  	table is found.
  
  	NOTE:  if a Table sub-class has its .tableName attribute set, then
  	its .get_table() class method can be used instead.  This is true
  	for all Table classes in the pycbc_glue.ligolw.lsctables module, and it
  	is recommended to always use the .get_table() class method of those
  	classes to retrieve those standard tables instead of calling this
  	function and passing the .tableName attribute.  The example below
  	shows both techniques.
  
  	Example:
  
  	>>> import ligolw
  	>>> import lsctables
  	>>> xmldoc = ligolw.Document()
  	>>> xmldoc.appendChild(ligolw.LIGO_LW()).appendChild(lsctables.New(lsctables.SnglInspiralTable))
  	[]
  	>>> # find table with this function
  	>>> sngl_inspiral_table = get_table(xmldoc, lsctables.SnglInspiralTable.tableName)
  	>>> # find table with .get_table() class method (preferred)
  	>>> sngl_inspiral_table = lsctables.SnglInspiralTable.get_table(xmldoc)
  
  	See also the .get_table() class method of the Table class.