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

Having MATLAB 2014b or newer installed, the MATLAB engine for Python could be used:

import matlab.engine
eng = matlab.engine.start_matlab()
content = eng.load("example.mat", nargout=1)