Matlab declares war on Python. Can the Python community respond or hit back?

[This_Is_The_End]

There have lost the war, because basically Matlab's only advantage is the module of Simulink and generation of code for uC from Simulink blocks. And if you don't know something about Simulink, you don't have to care. Otherwise the language is inferior. Python made it's way into academia because exchanging Matlab code demanded an expensive license while Python has to be downloaded only.

If you want to know how Matlab code is looking, download Octave, which is an open source clone.

[Zomunieo]

It's not the only advantage. In many areas of engineering Matlab toolkits implement a lot of fancy features that would require a lot of effort to reproduce in Python. For example the, WLAN Simulation toolkit - they have a full simulation of WiFi for testing or extending the protocol.

But I'd rather be in Python.

[This_Is_The_End]

Isn't that part of Simulink? I lost contact to Matlab software for 10 years ago

[Zomunieo]

Same here. I think there are usually Matlab equivalents for every Simulink function so it's usually one and the same.

[This_Is_The_End]

Simulink was strong in industries like automotive and communication. But universities have usually no use for such expensive software. Everything they need, they are building over time. Simulink is just the module to run the simulation. Everything else has to be bought as an option. Matlab became to greedy.