Call Python function from MATLAB

The simplest way to do this is to use MATLAB's system function.

So basically, you would execute a Python function on MATLAB as you would do on the command prompt (Windows), or shell (Linux):

system('python pythonfile.py')

The above is for simply running a Python file. If you wanted to run a Python function (and give it some arguments), then you would need something like:

system('python pythonfile.py argument')

For a concrete example, take the Python code in Adrian's answer to this question, and save it to a Python file, that is test.py. Then place this file in your MATLAB directory and run the following command on MATLAB:

system('python test.py 2')

And you will get as your output 4 or 2^2.

Note: MATLAB looks in the current MATLAB directory for whatever Python file you specify with the system command.

This is probably the simplest way to solve your problem, as you simply use an existing function in MATLAB to do your bidding.

Starting from Matlab 2014b Python functions can be called directly. Use prefix py, then module name, and finally function name like so:

result = py.module_name.function_name(parameter1);

Make sure to add the script to the Python search path when calling from Matlab if you are in a different working directory than that of the Python script.

See more details here.

Like Daniel said you can run python commands directly from Matlab using the py. command. To run any of the libraries you just have to make sure Malab is running the python environment where you installed the libraries:

On a Mac:

• Open a new terminal window;

• type: which python (to find out where the default version of python is installed);

• Restart Matlab;

• type: pyversion('/anaconda2/bin/python'), in the command line (obviously replace with your path).
• You can now run all the libraries in your default python installation.

For example:

py.sys.version;

py.sklearn.cluster.dbscan