Read .mat files in Python

Question

Is it possible to read binary MATLAB .mat files in Python?

I\'ve seen that SciPy has alleged support for reading .mat files, but I\'m unsuccessful with it. I install

Answer 1

First save the .mat file as:

save('test.mat', '-v7')

After that, in Python, use the usual loadmat function:

import scipy.io as sio
test = sio.loadmat('test.mat')