Python is object oriented to its core. Every item—variable, function, operator, exception, signal, even a string literal—is an object. MATLAB also supports object-oriented programming, in fact with greater rigor than Python, but with less fluidity as well.
Neither language forces one to define classes; conventional procedure–based programming is entirely possible and may even be the default for most scientists and engineers. The ease with which one can define and use classes in Python, however, simplifies ...
