import pandas as pd
data = """2013-10-11 11:53:49,1,2,3,4
2013-10-11 11:53:50,1,2,3,4
2013-10-11 11:53:51,1,2,3,4"""
df = pd.read_csv(StringIO(data), header=None, usecols=[0, 2, 4], names=[
    'DATE', 'COl2', 'COL4'], parse_dates=['DATE'], index_col=0)
IndexError when trying to read_table with pandas