Problem to access Matlab API with Python

Today I tried to use the Matlab API with python. I executed "python setup.py install" and got this output (seems ok):

running install

running build

running build_py

creating build

creating build/lib

creating build/lib/matlab

copying dist/matlab/mlexceptions.py -> build/lib/matlab

copying dist/matlab/mlarray.py -> build/lib/matlab

copying dist/matlab/__init__.py -> build/lib/matlab

creating build/lib/matlab/engine

copying dist/matlab/engine/futureresult.py -> build/lib/matlab/engine

copying dist/matlab/engine/enginesession.py -> build/lib/matlab/engine

copying dist/matlab/engine/matlabengine.py -> build/lib/matlab/engine

copying dist/matlab/engine/__init__.py -> build/lib/matlab/engine

copying dist/matlab/engine/engineerror.py -> build/lib/matlab/engine

creating build/lib/matlab/_internal

copying dist/matlab/_internal/mlarray_utils.py -> build/lib/matlab/_internal

copying dist/matlab/_internal/mlarray_sequence.py -> build/lib/matlab/_internal

copying dist/matlab/_internal/__init__.py -> build/lib/matlab/_internal

running install_lib

copying build/lib/matlab/engine/_arch.txt -> /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/matlab/engine

running install_egg_info

Removing /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/matlabengineforpython-R2015b-py2.7.egg-info

Writing /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/matlabengineforpython-R2015b-py2.7.egg-info

When I start python and try to use the api, I get an error:

python

Python 2.7.12 (default, Aug 9 2017, 10:36:30)

[GCC 4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-18)] on linux2

Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

>>> import matlab.engine

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>

File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/matlab/engine/__init__.py", line 60, in <module>

    raise EnvironmentError('The installation of MATLAB Engine for Python is '

EnvironmentError: The installation of MATLAB Engine for Python is corrupted. Please reinstall it or contact MathWorks Technical Support for assistance.

What went wrong? Do I need a separate license for this feature? I am using CentOS 6.9, 64 bit.

Kind regards Walter Reis

[uchiha]

import matlab.engine
Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "<ipython-input-1-754f7d50ef2a>", line 1, in <module>
    import matlab.engine

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'matlab'

I got the above! :(

Answer 1

[Swasti]

Try installing using the "python -m pip install ." command instead.

There is more information on the MATLAB Engine installation page here:

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