Can you use matlab in python?

Overview

MATLAB provides flexible, two-way integration with many programming languages, including Python. This allows different teams to work together and use MATLAB algorithms within production software and IT systems. This webinar will cover how to call MATLAB from Python and how to call Python libraries from MATLAB. 

About the Presenters

Heather Gorr holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a Masters and Bachelors of Science in Physics from Penn State University. Since 2013, she has supported MATLAB users in the areas of mathematics, data science, deep learning, and application deployment. She currently acts as a Senior MATLAB Product Marketing Manager, specializing in data science, AI, and integrating MATLAB and Python code. Prior to joining MathWorks, she was a Research Fellow, focused on machine learning for prediction of fluid concentrations.

Yann Debray acts as MATLAB Product Manager, focusing on the usages of MATLAB with Python. Prior to joining MathWorks in 2019, he has been working in the field of open-source scientific computing since 2014. He holds an Engineering Masters degree from the Arts & Métiers ParisTech Engineering School.

Main Content

Write Python® programs that work with MATLAB®

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Topics

Installing

• System Requirements for MATLAB Engine API for Python
  What you need to write and build MATLAB engine applications for Python.
• Install MATLAB Engine API for Python

  To start MATLAB engine within a Python session, install the engine API as a Python package.

  • Python Setup Script to Install MATLAB Engine API
  • Install MATLAB Engine API for Python in Nondefault Locations

Getting Started

• Get Started with MATLAB Engine API for Python
  The MATLAB Engine API for Python provides a Python package named matlab that enables you to call MATLAB functions from Python.
• Start and Stop MATLAB Engine for Python
  Options for starting the MATLAB Engine for Python.
• Call MATLAB Functions from Python
  How to return an output argument from a MATLAB function. How to read multiple outputs from a function. What to do when the MATLAB function does not return an output argument.
• Get Help for MATLAB Functions from Python
  From Python, you can access supporting documentation for all MATLAB functions.

Data Exchange and Mapping

• Use MATLAB Arrays in Python
  This example shows how to create a MATLAB array in Python and pass it as the input argument to the MATLAB sqrt function.
• MATLAB Arrays as Python Variables
  The matlab Python module provides array classes to represent arrays of MATLAB numeric types as Python variables so that MATLAB arrays can be passed between Python and MATLAB.
• Pass Data to MATLAB from Python
  When you pass Python data as input arguments to MATLAB functions, the MATLAB Engine for Python converts the data into equivalent MATLAB data types.
• Handle Data Returned from MATLAB to Python
  When MATLAB functions return output arguments, the MATLAB Engine API for Python converts the data into equivalent Python data types.
• Use MATLAB Handle Objects in Python
  This example shows how to create an object from a MATLAB handle class and call its methods in Python.
• Default Numeric Types in MATLAB and Python
  MATLAB stores all numeric values as double-precision floating point numbers by default.

Calling MATLAB Functions

• Call User Scripts and Functions from Python
  This example shows how to call a MATLAB script to compute the area of a triangle from Python.
• Sort and Plot MATLAB Data from Python
  This example shows how to sort data about patients into lists of smokers and nonsmokers in Python and plot blood pressure readings for the patients with MATLAB.
• Call MATLAB Functions Asynchronously from Python
  This example shows how to call the MATLAB sqrt function asynchronously from Python and retrieve the square root later.
• Redirect Standard Output and Error to Python
  This example shows how to redirect standard output and standard error from a MATLAB function to Python StringIO objects.

Troubleshooting

Can Python be used like MATLAB?

How do I add MATLAB to Python?

Should I use MATLAB or Python?

How do I run a MATLAB file in Python?