def make_basic_table(self, file_type):
        """  Create table of key-value items in 'file_type'.
        """

        table_data = {sample: items['kv']
                for sample, items
                in self.mod_data[file_type].items()
        }
        table_headers = {}
        for column_header, (description, header_options) in file_types[file_type]['kv_descriptions'].items():
            table_headers[column_header] = {
                    'rid': '{}_{}_bbmstheader'.format(file_type, column_header),
                    'title': column_header,
                    'description': description,
            }
            table_headers[column_header].update(header_options)

        tconfig = {
            'id': file_type + '_bbm_table',
            'namespace': 'BBTools'
        }
        for sample in table_data:
            for key, value in table_data[sample].items():
                try:
                    table_data[sample][key] = float(value)
                except ValueError:
                    pass
        return table.plot(table_data, table_headers, tconfig)
Create table of key-value items in 'file_type'.