def read_hdf5_dict(h5f, names=None, group=None, **kwargs):
    """Read a `TimeSeriesDict` from HDF5
    """
    # find group from which to read
    if group:
        h5g = h5f[group]
    else:
        h5g = h5f

    # find list of names to read
    if names is None:
        names = [key for key in h5g if _is_timeseries_dataset(h5g[key])]

    # read names
    out = kwargs.pop('dict_type', TimeSeriesDict)()
    kwargs.setdefault('array_type', out.EntryClass)
    for name in names:
        out[name] = read_hdf5_timeseries(h5g[name], **kwargs)

    return out
Read a `TimeSeriesDict` from HDF5