How to use Matlab on Jupyter Notebooks

howto_matlab_on_jupyter.md

0. Assuming you created a virtual environment called matlab, otherwise:

python -m venv matlab

1. Activate the venv:

source matlab/bin/activate

2. Assuming you have Matlab installed in your OS:

# change matlabroot for your Matlab installation path (default: `/usr/local/MATLAB/<version>`)
cd "matlabroot/extern/engines/python"
python setup.py install

3. Install the matlab kernel python package:

pip install matlab_kernel

4. Install your matlab kernel (otherwise it won't be seen in Jupyter):

python -m matlab_kernel install --user

Note: Tested with Matlab R2020b and Python 3.8.

Sources:

• https://de.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_external/install-the-matlab-engine-for-python.html
• https://github.com/Calysto/matlab_kernel
• https://am111.readthedocs.io/en/latest/jmatlab_install.html