BUG: raise KeyError for key not found in HDFStore close #1254

Author: wesm

pandas/io/pytables.py

@@ -277,11 +277,12 @@ def get(self, key):
         -------
         obj : type of object stored in file
         """
+        exc_type = _tables().NoSuchNodeError
         try:
             group = getattr(self.handle.root, key)
             return self._read_group(group)
-        except AttributeError:
-            raise
+        except (exc_type, AttributeError):
+            raise KeyError('No object named %s in the file' % key)
 
     def select(self, key, where=None):
         """

pandas/io/tests/test_pytables.py

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def test_get(self):
         right = self.store['a']
         tm.assert_series_equal(left, right)
 
-        self.assertRaises(AttributeError, self.store.get, 'b')
+        self.assertRaises(KeyError, self.store.get, 'b')
 
     def test_put(self):
         ts = tm.makeTimeSeries()