MATLAB and Python

These are simple examples to see the integration of Python in MATLAB (and vice versa).

🔗 Prerequisites

To run this project, you need:

• MATLAB
• Python
• MATLAB Compiler SDK for the example 4 Generate Python library
• Init the from_matlab_to_python_and_back submodule

Note that depending on your MATLAB version, this link lists to the supported Python versions.

📃 Plan

• Call Python from MATLAB and back
• Pass MATLAB to Python and back
• Call Python class
• Generate Python library

📓 Usage

1_Call_Python_From_MATLAB.mlx

This example shows how to call python code or file through 3 approaches

% Firstly, verify Python configuration
p = pyenv

% Call python with the *py* prefix
py.list({'Name1','Name2','Name3'})
 
% Run Python statements with  [*pyrun*](https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/pyrun.html) function
pyrun("a = b*c", b = 5, c = 10)

% Run Python file with [pyrunfile](https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/pyrunfile.html) function
pyrunfile("hello.py")

2_Pass_MATLAB_Data_To_Python_And_Back.mlx

This example shows how to pass data - structures, table, timetable - between MATLAB & Python.

strMATLAB = "text"
strPython = py.str(strMATLAB)

strPython =
Python str with no properties.
text

3_Call_Python_class

This example shows how to call and pass classes between MATLAB & Python.

class Person:
  def __init__(self, name, age):
    self.name = name
    self.age = age

classdef Person
    properties
        name
        age
    end
    methods
        function obj = Person(name, age)
            %UNTITLED3 Construct an instance of this class
            %   Detailed explanation goes here
            obj.name = name;
            obj.age  = age;
        end
    end
end

4_Generate_Python_Library

This example shows how to generate a Python library from a MATLAB function.
Please note that MATLAB Compiler SDK is needed.

buildResults = compiler.build.pythonPackage

ℹ️ Helpful resources

• Using MATLAB with python
• Cheat Sheets MATLAB and Python