text: import numpy
  import string
  import sys
  import re
  import os.path
  
  """
  pt=h["spiceplot/therm.asc"]['therm.asc']
  pt[11][0]
  0.10000000000000001
  
  """
  class readHDF5(object):
    def __init__(self):
      self.hdf5Var= {}
      return
    
    def hdf5_read(self, fn):
      print("Read hdf5 file: " + fn)
      if os.path.isfile(fn):
        self._globals['h']= h5py.File(fn, "r")   
      return
    
    def loadHDF5Data(self):
      return
    
    def h(self, varName):
      return self.hdf5Var[varName]  
    
  if __name__ == "__main__":
    reader= hdf5_read('hdf5ex_dat.hdf5')
    reader.loadHDF5Data()
    s= reader.h('sampleValues')
    print str(s)
    lin= reader.i('lin')
    print str(lin)
    
  