fopen matlab code in Python

I have the following code written in Matlab:

>>> fid = fopen('filename.bin', 'r', 'b') >>> %separated r and b >>> dim = fread(dim, 2, 'uint32'); 

if I use a "equivalent" code in Python

>>> fid = open('filename.bin', 'rb') >>> dim = np.fromfile(fid, dtype=np.uint32) 

I got a different value of dim when I use Python.

Someone knows how to open this file with permission like Matlab ('r' and 'b' separated) in Python?

Thanks in advance,

Rhenan

1 Answer

From Matlab docs I learn that your third parameter 'b' stands for Big-Endian ordering, is not a permission.

Most probably Numpy uses the little-endian order on your machine. To fix the problem try to specify explicitly the ordering in Numpy (as you do in Matlab):

>>> fid = open('filename.bin', 'rb') >>> dim = np.fromfile(fid, dtype='>u4') 

the dtype string stands for Big-Endian ('>'), unsigned integer ('u'), 4-bytes number.

See also Data type objects (dtype) in Numpy reference.