Importing matlab engine in Python, error: EnvironmentError: The installation of MATLAB Engine for Python is corrupted. Please reinstall it or contact MathWorks Technical Support for assistance.

I am using Matlab 2015a, Python 2.7.10 on a mac running OS X El Capitan.

I installed the API without an error but when I open the python interpreter and try to import matlab.engine I get the Matlab installation is corrupted error.

The libpython2.7.dylib file can be found in

/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib

and

 $DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH

returns

/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib

just like it's supposed to from what I read from other similar questions.

Is it a matter of compatibility between os 10.11 and the Matlab 2015a?

Answer 1

[Bo Li]

What is the version of Python? Python Engine from MATLAB R2015a works with CPython 2.7.12 from python.org on Mac OSX 10.11.

[Kyriakos Polymenakos]

I was running on 2.7.10 and updating to 2.7.12 solved the problem, thanks!

Answer 2

[Bo Li]

Would you try MATLAB R2016a?