def read_losc_hdf5(h5f, path='strain/Strain',
                   start=None, end=None, copy=False):
    """Read a `TimeSeries` from a LOSC-format HDF file.

    Parameters
    ----------
    h5f : `str`, `h5py.HLObject`
        path of HDF5 file, or open `H5File`

    path : `str`
        name of HDF5 dataset to read.

    Returns
    -------
    data : `~gwpy.timeseries.TimeSeries`
        a new `TimeSeries` containing the data read from disk
    """
    dataset = io_hdf5.find_dataset(h5f, path)
    # read data
    nddata = dataset[()]
    # read metadata
    xunit = parse_unit(dataset.attrs['Xunits'])
    epoch = dataset.attrs['Xstart']
    dt = Quantity(dataset.attrs['Xspacing'], xunit)
    unit = dataset.attrs['Yunits']
    # build and return
    return TimeSeries(nddata, epoch=epoch, sample_rate=(1/dt).to('Hertz'),
                      unit=unit, name=path.rsplit('/', 1)[1],
                      copy=copy).crop(start=start, end=end)
Read a `TimeSeries` from a LOSC-format HDF file.

    Parameters
    ----------
    h5f : `str`, `h5py.HLObject`
        path of HDF5 file, or open `H5File`

    path : `str`
        name of HDF5 dataset to read.

    Returns
    -------
    data : `~gwpy.timeseries.TimeSeries`
        a new `TimeSeries` containing the data read from disk