Error installing Python on Matlab

Hi

I'm trying to install python on Matlab2014b to call some Matlab script from Python. I add the Python path in Matlab and write the following command:

cd "matlabroot\extern\engines\python"
python setup.py install

(where matlabroot is the path where Matlab is installed) but I get the following error:

"Undefined function 'python' for input arguments of type 'char'"

I controlled and in the current folder the file"setup.py" exists. Where I am wrong?

thanks

Answer 1

[Bo Li]

You are supposed to run the command from the system prompt, not MATLAB command window:

"To install the engine API, execute the following commands at the operating system prompt, where matlabroot is the path to the MATLAB folder."

Reference:

http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_external/install-the-matlab-engine-for-python.html

Answer 2

[George]

Assuming that you're trying to execute the python command this won't work:

cd "matlabroot\extern\engines\python" 
python setup.py install

because it's trying to interpret the python "word" as a valid MATLAB function or variable.

You may have more luck with the bang command.