varun...@gmail.com writes: > I recently came across a package called matrix2latex which simplifies the > creation of very large tables. So, I saved my data in .mat format using the > '-v7.3' extension so that they can be read by python. > > Now, when I try to read these files, I'm having some problems in reproducing > the whole matrix. Whenever I try and print out an element of the array, I > only get 'HDF5 object reference' as the output.
"print" implicitely converts an object to a string. As there are a huge number of potential object types, "print" itself cannot know all the relevant details regarding string convertion for all types -- each individual type must help (by defining "__str__" and/or "__repr__"). If it does not help, you get a printout as the above. In an interactive Python session, you can use "help(...)" on one of those "HDF5 object reference"s. This will show you the API of the object - i.e. how to interact with the object (such as accessing/modifying the contained information). "vars(...)" may also help (it shows the object's (instance) attributes). -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
