MATLAB2Python

[Nick Carter]

Also look at Matplotlib for Matlab-like plotting:
http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/

Nick

"Edward C. Jones" <edcjones at erols.com> wrote in message
news:40904EDE.9060407 at erols.com...
> Cameron Laird wrote:
> > 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.
> >
> > .
> > .
> > .
> > 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 >.
>
> Also check out numarray and PIL.