Use LooseVersion

Author: rbenes

pandas/io/pytables.py

@@ -4147,9 +4147,9 @@ def write(
 
             if track_times is not None:
                 from tables import __version__ as tables_version
-                from packaging.version import Version
+                from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 
-                if Version(tables_version) >= Version("3.4.3"):
+                if LooseVersion(tables_version) >= LooseVersion("3.4.3"):
                     options["track_times"] = track_times
                 else:
                     raise ValueError(

pandas/tests/io/pytables/test_store.py

@@ -304,7 +304,6 @@ def test_no_track_times(self, setup_path):
         import hashlib
         import time
         import tables
-        from packaging.version import Version
 
         def checksum(filename, hash_factory=hashlib.md5, chunk_num_blocks=128):
             h = hash_factory()
@@ -329,7 +328,7 @@ def create_h5_and_return_checksum(track_times):
 
                 return checksum(path)
 
-        if Version(tables.__version__) < Version("3.4.3"):
+        if LooseVersion(tables.__version__) < LooseVersion("3.4.3"):
             with pytest.raises(
                 ValueError,
                 match="You cannot set track_times with table version < 3.4.3",