Octave as a module for Python

[David Grundberg]

Announcing Pytave

An Octave module for Python
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  Pytave enables Python scripts to use existing m-files (Octave/Matlab
  scripts) for numerical calculations.  Pytave embeds the Octave
  language interpreter as a module to Python.

  This new revision allows dictionaries and lists to be passed to
   Octave.

Example use
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Calling Octave code in the interactive Python interpreter:

 >>> import pytave
 >>> pytave.feval(1, "cos", 0)
(1.0,)

Goals
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Pytave strives to uphold these points

  * Good out of the box experience

  * Good-natured implicit type conversions, no strange PyApple ->
    octave_orange -> PyBanana chains

Features
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A short list of what Pytave is capable of

  * Implicit type conversions between Python and Octave.  Supports all
    Numeric integer, real double (and possibly real float) matrices

  * Architecture independent - no assumption on endian type or integer
    sizes

  * Supports cell <-> list and struct <-> dict conversions. (NEW)

Project homepage
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https://launchpad.net/pytave

Using/hacking
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You need the Bazaar version control software (bzr).  Branch from trunk
with:

  $ bzr branch lp:pytave

   You will now have a directory called `pytave' with source code for
the module.  Read the INSTALL file for building instructions.