def loadTable(path=None):
""" load pickled table
If *path* is missing, a dialog for file selection is opened
instead.
"""
# local import in order to keep namespaces clean
import ms
import sys
from libms.DataStructures.Table import Table, compressPeakMaps
if isinstance(path, unicode):
path = path.encode(sys.getfilesystemencoding())
elif path is None:
path = ms.askForSingleFile(extensions=["table"])
if path is None:
return None
result = Table.load(path)
compressPeakMaps(result)
return result
