code: def remove(self, key, where=None, start=None, stop=None):
          
          where = _ensure_term(where, scope_level=1)
          try:
              s = self.get_storer(key)
          except KeyError:
              # the key is not a valid store, re-raising KeyError
              raise
          except Exception:
  
              if where is not None:
                  raise ValueError(
                      "trying to remove a node with a non-None where clause!")
  
              # we are actually trying to remove a node (with children)
              s = self.get_node(key)
              if s is not None:
                  s._f_remove(recursive=True)
                  return None
  
          # remove the node
          if com._all_none(where, start, stop):
              s.group._f_remove(recursive=True)
  
          # delete from the table
          else:
              if not s.is_table:
                  raise ValueError(
                      'can only remove with where on objects written as tables')
              return s.delete(where=where, start=start, stop=stop)
docs: Remove pandas object partially by specifying the where condition
  
          Parameters
          ----------
          key : string
              Node to remove or delete rows from
          where : list of Term (or convertible) objects, optional
          start : integer (defaults to None), row number to start selection
          stop  : integer (defaults to None), row number to stop selection
  
          Returns
          -------
          number of rows removed (or None if not a Table)
  
          Exceptions
          ----------
          raises KeyError if key is not a valid store