Loading .mat files
In this exercise, you'll figure out how to
load a MATLAB file using scipy.io.loadmat()
and you'll discover what Python
datatype it yields.
The file 'albeck_gene_expression.mat'
is in your working directory. This file contains gene expression data from the Albeck Lab at UC Davis.
This exercise is part of the course
Introduction to Importing Data in Python
Exercise instructions
- Import the package
scipy.io
. - Load the file
'albeck_gene_expression.mat'
into the variablemat
; do so using the functionscipy.io.loadmat()
. - Use the function
type()
to print the datatype ofmat
to the shell.
Hands-on interactive exercise
Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.
# Import package
# Load MATLAB file: mat
# Print the datatype type of mat
print(____)