Python to GNU Octave Bridge — Oct2Py 4.0.6 documentation (original) (raw)

Oct2Py allows you to seamlessly call M-files and Octave functions from Python. It manages the Octave session for you, sharing data behind the scenes using MAT files. Usage is as simple as:

oc = oct2py.Oct2Py() x = oc.zeros(3,3) print(x, x.dtype) [[ 0. 0. 0.] [ 0. 0. 0.] [ 0. 0. 0.]] float64 ...

If you want to run legacy m-files, do not have MATLAB®, and do not fully trust a code translator, this is your library.

Features¶

• Supports all Octave datatypes and most Python datatypes and Numpy dtypes.
• Provides OctaveMagic for IPython, including inline plotting in notebooks.
• Supports cell arrays and structs/struct arrays with arbitrary nesting.
• Supports sparse matrices.
• Builds methods on the fly linked to Octave commands (e.g. zeros above).
• Thread-safety: each Oct2Py object uses an independent Octave session.
• Can be used as a context manager.
• Supports Unicode characters.
• Supports logging of session commands.
• Optional timeout command parameter to prevent runaway Octave sessions.