Calling Matlab engine from Python fails

Hiya,

I follow the installation process for Matlab engine API explained in:

https://uk.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_external/install-the-matlab-engine-for-python.html

I use Matlab R2020a, Spyder4(Anaconda3)/Python 3.7 distributions in my Windows OS.

I managed to install the library in the default folder

C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2020a\extern\engines\python\build\lib\matlab\engine

But when I run the following command in Spyder

import matlab.engine

it returns an error:

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'matlab'

Could anyone please tell me what am doing wrong?

Answer 1

[Steven Lord]

That page states "You might need administrator privileges to execute these commands." Do you have administrator privileges?

[yp78]

Yes I do. Sorry I re-wrote my question as I realised the point you mentioned. Now I managed to install the engine, but cannot call it from Python. Would you have any insight to it?