```python >>> arr = ndtest(10) >>> groups = (X.a['a1':], X.a[:'a8']) >>> X.a[groups] AttributeError Traceback (most recent call last) [...] AttributeError: _Axis__mapping >>> groups = (arr.a['a1':], arr.a[:'a8']) >>> X.a[groups] AttributeError Traceback (most recent call last) [...] AttributeError: _Axis__mapping ``` This works though: ```python >>> arr.a[groups] (a['a1':], a[:'a8']) ```