Yes......we can call MATLAB functions from Python. pymatlab is an Interface that allows Python users to communicate with MATLAB from Python.

Most Matlab functions are actually implemented in Python, it is just a matter of figuring out which package you need. I have found that with the numpy, scipy, and matplotlib packages, I only rarely find myself wanting a Matlab function. Sometimes the function might be called something slightly different.

http://www.numpy.org/

http://matplotlib.org/

http://www.scipy.org/

If you are a student, you can get a free academic license for the Enthought Python Distribution which comes with these packages (and lots, lots more) pre-installed. Highly recommended. https://www.enthought.com/

Python X,Y is similar, less comprehensive, but free to everyone:

https://code.google.com/p/pythonxy/

try this:

Step 1:

Download the matlabwrap.py module from http://mlabwrap.sourceforge.net/

Step 2:

Copy the folder into your site packages folder ie. C:\Python26\Lib\site-packages

Step 3:

Using windows? go to start, and open cmd line by typing cmd enter

Step 4:

navigate to the aforementioned site packages directory using cd C:\Python26\Lib\site-packages enter

Step 5:

type python setup.py install you should see the cmd iterate through the install process

Step 6: re-open python and type import matlabwrap - it should import without problems now

you can use a simplified interface for weaving python and Matlab code together (requires ipython > 0.13).

https://github.com/arokem/python-matlab-bridge

You can run Matlab without the GUI via terminal/bash, and probably Windows command-line, though I haven't yet tried that.

Run: matlab -nojvm -nodisplay -r "commands;quit"

You can run shell commands through python. This link will help you do that and process the output: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/89228/calling-an-external-command-in-python

I love matlab_wrapper. You can try it. 

Thank Marek very much.

If MATLAB is already installed on your computer, you can use "MATLAB Engine for Python":

http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab-engine-for-python.html

I too recommend the Matlab engine for python as the most appropriate method.

https://www.researchgate.net/deref/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mathworks.com%2Fhelp%2Fmatlab%2Fmatlab-engine-for-python.html

If you have Matlab installed on your computer, above is stable and straightforward. It is also convenient to conversions between Python and Matlab data types.