the local here: /usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/tables-2.1.2-py2.6-linux-i686.egg/tables/__init__.py means you are using a custom installation of pytables not the ubuntu version.
the ubuntu version is correctly using hdf 1.8.4 ** Changed in: pytables (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/609853 Title: Pytables depends on wrong version of libhdf5 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pytables/+bug/609853/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs