Imports arranged

Author: rbenes

pandas/io/pytables.py

@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@
 
 import copy
 from datetime import date, tzinfo
+from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 import itertools
 import os
 import re
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Type, Union
 import warnings
 
 import numpy as np
+from tables import __version__ as tables_version
 
 from pandas._config import config, get_option
 
@@ -4145,12 +4147,8 @@ def write(
             # set the table attributes
             table.set_attrs()
 
-            if track_times is not None:
-                from tables import __version__ as tables_version
-                from distutils.version import LooseVersion
-
-                if LooseVersion(tables_version) >= LooseVersion("3.4.3"):
-                    options["track_times"] = track_times
+            if LooseVersion(tables_version) >= LooseVersion("3.4.3"):
+                options["track_times"] = track_times
 
             # create the table
             table._handle.create_table(table.group, **options)

pandas/tests/io/pytables/test_store.py

@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 import datetime
 from datetime import timedelta
 from distutils.version import LooseVersion
+import hashlib
 from io import BytesIO
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 import re
+import time
 from warnings import catch_warnings, simplefilter
 
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
+import tables
 
 from pandas.compat import is_platform_little_endian, is_platform_windows
 import pandas.util._test_decorators as td
@@ -301,10 +304,6 @@ def test_no_track_times(self, setup_path):
         # GH 32682
         # enables to set track_times (see `pytables` `create_table` documentation)
 
-        import hashlib
-        import time
-        import tables
-
         def checksum(filename, hash_factory=hashlib.md5, chunk_num_blocks=128):
             h = hash_factory()
             with open(filename, "rb") as f: