Running MatLab in Python error

I am trying to follow the advice here to execute a custom Matlab function in Python.

Running the following code in Python (Spyder):

import matlab.engine
eng = matlab.engine.start_matlab()
eng.addpath(r'/Users/username/Desktop/spiray_array_model/matlab',nargout=0)

gives me this error:

Warning: Name is nonexistent or not a directory

I can confirm that '/Users/username/Desktop/spiray_array_model/matlab' is indeed a directory.

Is this because I am running from an IDE (Spyder) ? Or am I missing something else?

Answer 1

[Jesus Sanchez]

Have you tried to delete that "r" that is just before your path?

[syntheso]

Yes, I tried that and it didn't work.

[Jesus Sanchez]

Then the only reason that I can think of is that something is missing. Try to write the full path, including 'C: ...' or whichever directory your folder is into.

[syntheso]

I'm using Mac, so you don't need to do that. /Users/ is the standard top level you need to go to.