Use default true. Be silent if unsupported pytables

Author: rbenes

pandas/io/pytables.py

@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ def put(
         data_columns: Optional[List[str]] = None,
         encoding=None,
         errors: str = "strict",
-        track_times: Optional[bool] = None,
+        track_times: bool = True,
     ):
         """
         Store object in HDFStore.
@@ -1630,7 +1630,7 @@ def _write_to_group(
         data_columns=None,
         encoding=None,
         errors: str = "strict",
-        track_times: Optional[bool] = None,
+        track_times: bool = True,
     ):
         group = self.get_node(key)
 
@@ -4113,7 +4113,7 @@ def write(
         dropna=False,
         nan_rep=None,
         data_columns=None,
-        track_times=None,
+        track_times=True,
     ):
 
         if not append and self.is_exists:
@@ -4151,10 +4151,6 @@ def write(
 
                 if LooseVersion(tables_version) >= LooseVersion("3.4.3"):
                     options["track_times"] = track_times
-                else:
-                    raise ValueError(
-                        "You cannot set track_times with table version < 3.4.3"
-                    )
 
             # create the table
             table._handle.create_table(table.group, **options)

pandas/tests/io/pytables/test_store.py

@@ -328,13 +328,7 @@ def create_h5_and_return_checksum(track_times):
 
                 return checksum(path)
 
-        if LooseVersion(tables.__version__) < LooseVersion("3.4.3"):
-            with pytest.raises(
-                ValueError,
-                match="You cannot set track_times with table version < 3.4.3",
-            ):
-                create_h5_and_return_checksum(track_times=False)
-        else:
+        if LooseVersion(tables.__version__) >= LooseVersion("3.4.3"):
             checksum_0_tt_false = create_h5_and_return_checksum(track_times=False)
             checksum_0_tt_true = create_h5_and_return_checksum(track_times=True)