Mlabwrap allows pythonistas to interface to Matlab(tm) in a very straightforward fashion: >>> from mlabwrap import mlab >>> mlab.eig([[0,1],[1,1]]) array([[-0.61803399], [ 1.61803399]]) More at <http://mlabwrap.sourceforge.net>. Mlabwrap 1.0.1 is just a maintenance release that fixes a few bugs and simplifies installation (no more LD_LIBRARY_PATH hassles). 'as