pystringarray

Convert MATLAB string array to Python NumPy string array

Since R2026a

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    Syntax

    npa = pystringarray(mla)

    Description

    npa = pystringarray(mla) converts the specified MATLAB® string array to a NumPy StringDType array. This function requires NumPy 2.0 or a later release.

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    Examples

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    Convert the MATLAB string array mla to a NumPy StringDType array npa.

    mla = ["sandwich" "salad" missing; "samosa" "soup" "sushi"]
    mla = 2×3 string array
    "sandwich"    "salad"    "<missing>"
    "samosa"      "soup"     "sushi"


    npa = pystringarray(mla)
    npa = 
  Python ndarray:

    [['sandwich' 'salad' None]
     ['samosa' 'soup' 'sushi']]

    Use details function to view the properties of the Python object.

    Use string function to convert to a MATLAB array.

    Input Arguments

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    Input array, specified as a string array of any size.

    Output Arguments

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    Output array, returned as a NumPy StringDType array. The dimensions of npa are the same as the dimensions of mla.

    Version History

    Introduced in R2026a

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