Running MATLAB files/functions in Python (Windows & Anaconda)

Install

1. Make sure Matlab is installed on your computer
2. Open anaconda prompt as an administrator
3. Activate the environment you want to use Matlab in

   conda activate insert-name-of-environment-here
   

   • if you don’t know what an environment is, check this out: https://conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/tasks/manage-environments.html
4. find the matlab directory

   matlab -batch matlabroot
   

https://www.scivision.dev/matlab-engine-python-install/

1. cd to that directory
   • in my case I did:

     cd C:\Users\Matth>
     cd C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2021a
     

2. Run the install script

   cd extern/engines/python
   python setup.py install
   

3. Test to see if it works by opening a Jupyter notebook or Spyder file and run

   import matlab.engine
   

   • if no errors, you’re good to go.