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.. _chap_matlab:
.. index:: Matlab

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PyMVPA for Matlab Users
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If you are coming from Matlab, you will soon notice a lot of similarities
between Matlab and Python (besides the huge advantages of Python over Matlab).
For an easy transition you might want to have a look at a `basic comparison of
Matlab and NumPy`_.

.. _basic comparison of Matlab and NumPy: http://www.scipy.org/NumPy_for_Matlab_Users

.. index:: MVPA toolbox for Matlab

It would be nice to have some guidelines on how to use PyMVPA for users who are
already familiar with the `Matlab MVPA toolbox`_. If you are using both
packages and could compile a few tips, your contribution would be most welcome.

.. _Matlab MVPA toolbox: http://www.csbmb.princeton.edu/mvpa/

A recent paper by :ref:`Jurica and van Leeuwen (2009) <JL09>` describes an
open-source MATLAB®-to-Python compiler which might be a very useful tool to
migrate a substantial amount of Matlab-based source code to Python and
therefore also aids the migration of developers from Matlab to the new *"general
open-source lingua franca for scientific computation"*.
