Answered question #159188. You can do: sudo apt-get install liblzo2-2
and the problem is solved. Thus, this needs to be a dependency. ** Changed in: pytables (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/740396 Title: Failure of "import tables" -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs