code: def _get_skiprows(skiprows):
      
      if isinstance(skiprows, slice):
          return lrange(skiprows.start or 0, skiprows.stop, skiprows.step or 1)
      elif isinstance(skiprows, numbers.Integral) or is_list_like(skiprows):
          return skiprows
      elif skiprows is None:
          return 0
      raise TypeError('%r is not a valid type for skipping rows' %
                      type(skiprows).__name__)
docs: Get an iterator given an integer, slice or container.
  
      Parameters
      ----------
      skiprows : int, slice, container
          The iterator to use to skip rows; can also be a slice.
  
      Raises
      ------
      TypeError
          * If `skiprows` is not a slice, integer, or Container
  
      Returns
      -------
      it : iterable
          A proper iterator to use to skip rows of a DataFrame.