Calling Python from Matlab

[AgenteSegreto]

I've been a Matlab user for years and have recently started using
Python with matplotlib and NumPy for most of my work.  The only thing I
found that is still lacking is a 3D capability in matplotlib.  I was
trying to visualize a hill climbing algorithm and I couldn't find
anything comparable to Matlab's 'surface', 'mesh', or 'plot3'.  I think
VTK would have done the trick but there's only so much time in the
day...