[SciPy-user] Matlab's orth module

[Nils Wagner]

Dear experts,

Is it somehow possible to realize Matlab's orth function in scipy ?

Range space of a matrix

Syntax

      B = orth(A)

Description

B = orth(A) returns an orthonormal basis for the range of A. 
The columns of B span the same space as the columns of A, and the
columns of B are orthogonal, so that B'*B =
eye(rank(A)). The number of columns of B is the rank of A.

A small example would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance

                       Nils