[SciPy-user] Matlab's orth module

[Travis E. Oliphant]

Arnd Baecker wrote:
> Hi Nils,
> 
> google is your friend here ("matlab orth python"):
>   http://pdilib.sourceforge.net/MLab2.py
> 
> Actually, it would be nice to see these integrated
> either in scipy or in MLab itself (or numarray?)
> 

I believe all of these functions are in  scipy.linalg

In particular

info(scipy.linalg.orth)
  orth(A)

Return an orthonormal basis for the range of A using svd

-Travis  O.