Read .mat files in Python

Question

Is it possible to read binary MATLAB .mat files in Python?

I\'ve seen that SciPy has alleged support for reading .mat files, but I\'m unsuccessful with it. I install

Answer 1

from os.path import dirname, join as pjoin
import scipy.io as sio
data_dir = pjoin(dirname(sio.__file__), 'matlab', 'tests', 'data')
mat_fname = pjoin(data_dir, 'testdouble_7.4_GLNX86.mat')
mat_contents = sio.loadmat(mat_fname)

You can use above code to read the default saved .mat file in Python.

Answer 2

First save the .mat file as:

save('test.mat', '-v7')

After that, in Python, use the usual loadmat function:

import scipy.io as sio
test = sio.loadmat('test.mat')