def select(keys, from_, strict=False):
    """Selects a subset of given dictionary, including only the specified keys.

    :param keys: Iterable of keys to include
    :param strict: Whether ``keys`` are required to exist in the dictionary.

    :return: Dictionary whose keys are a subset of given ``keys``

    :raise KeyError: If ``strict`` is True and one of ``keys`` is not found
                     in the dictionary.
    """
    ensure_iterable(keys)
    ensure_mapping(from_)

    if strict:
        return from_.__class__((k, from_[k]) for k in keys)
    else:
        existing_keys = set(keys) & set(iterkeys(from_))
        return from_.__class__((k, from_[k]) for k in existing_keys)