def METHOD_NAME(filename):
    """Read in a saved ECSV file.
    Parameters
    ----------
    filename : str
        The fully qualified filename of the file to read.
    Returns
    -------
    astropy.table.QTable
        The table previously saved by savetable_S5 or savetable_S6.
    """
    return ascii.read(filename, format='ecsv')