Use both h5py and pytables in the same Python process
Question: The two main Python libraries for HDF5 interaction are `h5py` and `pytables`.
They don't play nicely together, particularly on windows

    
    
    >>> import tables
    >>> import h5py
    ImportError: DLL load failed
    
    >>> import h5py
    >>> import tables   # works fine
    

I need to use both in the same application but I'm unable to get full
functionality from both libraries when each is imported. Is there a solution
to this?


Answer: According to [this thread on github](https://github.com/h5py/h5py/issues/390)
no, I don't think you can. It seems that h5py cannot do anything about it, so
I would start an issue with the [pytables
github](https://github.com/PyTables/PyTables/issues).

Also, could you possibly use two different scripts? That way the import
wouldn't bork.

