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A. DanialPython for MATLAB Developmenthttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7223-7_2

2. Installation

Albert Danial1  
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Redondo Beach, CA, USA
 

Installing MATLAB is pretty straightforward: download the installation package from the MathWorks’ website, run the installer, then either authenticate with your MathWorks credentials or provide licensing information. Installing Python is equally easy on Windows and Linux, but installing the recommended Anaconda distribution on macOS is more involved because it requires one to also install the Xcode development environment. Finally, configuring a Python installation that MATLAB can use seamlessly is harder still. In this ...

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