MATLAB2Python

[Cameron Laird]

In article <D2Xjc.28117$Qc.1080799 at twister1.libero.it>,
Sarge  <sarge at arena.invalid> wrote:
>Hi, everybody!
>I'm a moderately experienced programmer in Matlab, and looking for a 
>free computational language (Matlab is *REALLY* expensive for an 
>individual, like me).
>I came across Python (actually Scipy) and immediately felt 
>comfortable with the interface and syntax.
>I'm still a newbe, so, before attempting a serious work on it, I'd 
>like to hear any opinion about migration from Matlab to Python, and 
>also a rough comparison between these two languages.
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1.  I run into quite a few people making a transition
    from Matlab to Python; invariably they say that
    the change is working out better than they expected.
    Very roughly speaking, Python allows for more
    abstraction and expressive power that expands their
    horizons beyond what they achieved with Matlab.
2.  They're different, though, and Matlab certainly
    boasts a massive collection of special-purpose
    add-ons that will take a while to replace.  Also,
    for some functions, Matlab is much faster (and for
    others, Python is much faster).
3.  For the most conservative transition, you'll want
    to learn about Octave.

A reference to Octave and more appear at <URL:
http://phaseit.net/claird/comp.programming/open_source_science.html >.
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Cameron Laird <claird at phaseit.net>
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