def select(self, selection_specs=None, **kwargs):
        """Applies selection by dimension name

        Applies a selection along the dimensions of the object using
        keyword arguments. The selection may be narrowed to certain
        objects using selection_specs. For container objects the
        selection will be applied to all children as well.

        Selections may select a specific value, slice or set of values:

        * value: Scalar values will select rows along with an exact
                 match, e.g.:

            ds.select(x=3)

        * slice: Slices may be declared as tuples of the upper and
                 lower bound, e.g.:

            ds.select(x=(0, 3))

        * values: A list of values may be selected using a list or
                  set, e.g.:

            ds.select(x=[0, 1, 2])

        Args:
            selection_specs: List of specs to match on
                A list of types, functions, or type[.group][.label]
                strings specifying which objects to apply the
                selection on.
            **selection: Dictionary declaring selections by dimension
                Selections can be scalar values, tuple ranges, lists
                of discrete values and boolean arrays

        Returns:
            Returns an Dimensioned object containing the selected data
            or a scalar if a single value was selected
        """
        if selection_specs is not None and not isinstance(selection_specs, (list, tuple)):
            selection_specs = [selection_specs]

        # Apply all indexes applying on this object
        vdims = self.vdims+['value'] if self.vdims else []
        kdims = self.kdims
        local_kwargs = {k: v for k, v in kwargs.items()
                        if k in kdims+vdims}

        # Check selection_spec applies
        if selection_specs is not None:
            if not isinstance(selection_specs, (list, tuple)):
                selection_specs = [selection_specs]
            matches = any(self.matches(spec)
                          for spec in selection_specs)
        else:
            matches = True

        # Apply selection to self
        if local_kwargs and matches:
            ndims = self.ndims
            if any(d in self.vdims for d in kwargs):
                ndims = len(self.kdims+self.vdims)
            select = [slice(None) for _ in range(ndims)]
            for dim, val in local_kwargs.items():
                if dim == 'value':
                    select += [val]
                else:
                    if isinstance(val, tuple): val = slice(*val)
                    select[self.get_dimension_index(dim)] = val
            if self._deep_indexable:
                selection = self.get(tuple(select), None)
                if selection is None:
                    selection = self.clone(shared_data=False)
            else:
                selection = self[tuple(select)]
        else:
            selection = self

        if not isinstance(selection, Dimensioned):
            return selection
        elif type(selection) is not type(self) and isinstance(selection, Dimensioned):
            # Apply the selection on the selected object of a different type
            dimensions = selection.dimensions() + ['value']
            if any(kw in dimensions for kw in kwargs):
                selection = selection.select(selection_specs, **kwargs)
        elif isinstance(selection, Dimensioned) and selection._deep_indexable:
            # Apply the deep selection on each item in local selection
            items = []
            for k, v in selection.items():
                dimensions = v.dimensions() + ['value']
                if any(kw in dimensions for kw in kwargs):
                    items.append((k, v.select(selection_specs, **kwargs)))
                else:
                    items.append((k, v))
            selection = selection.clone(items)
        return selection
Applies selection by dimension name

        Applies a selection along the dimensions of the object using
        keyword arguments. The selection may be narrowed to certain
        objects using selection_specs. For container objects the
        selection will be applied to all children as well.

        Selections may select a specific value, slice or set of values:

        * value: Scalar values will select rows along with an exact
                 match, e.g.:

            ds.select(x=3)

        * slice: Slices may be declared as tuples of the upper and
                 lower bound, e.g.:

            ds.select(x=(0, 3))

        * values: A list of values may be selected using a list or
                  set, e.g.:

            ds.select(x=[0, 1, 2])

        Args:
            selection_specs: List of specs to match on
                A list of types, functions, or type[.group][.label]
                strings specifying which objects to apply the
                selection on.
            **selection: Dictionary declaring selections by dimension
                Selections can be scalar values, tuple ranges, lists
                of discrete values and boolean arrays

        Returns:
            Returns an Dimensioned object containing the selected data
            or a scalar if a single value was selected