# you must have scilab in your path, like below 
import os
os.environ["PATH"]  = os.environ["PATH"]+";"+r"C:\Users\famille\AppData\Local\scilab-5.4.1\bin"

# this currently suppose to have done pip install import scilab2py 
# with scilab2py  > 0.3 (not yet out)
import scilab2py
import numpy as np
sci = scilab2py.Scilab2Py()
x = sci.eval("zeros(3,3)")
x

%load_ext scilab2py.ipython

x = %scilab 2+2

x = %scilab [1 2; 3 4];
x

a = [1, 2, 3]

%scilab_push a
%scilab a = a * 2;
%scilab_pull a
a


%%scilab -i x -o y
y = x + 3;
y

%%scilab -f svg

xset("fpf"," ")
contour2d(1:10,1:10,rand(10,10),5,rect=[0,0,11,11]);

%%scilab -f jpg

# simple plot using z = f(x, y)
t = [0: 0.3: 2 * %pi]';
z = sin(t) * cos(t');
plot3d(t, t, z);

sci=scilab2py.Scilab2Py()

sci.eval("2+2")

%%scilab -f png

[x, y] = meshgrid(0:0.1:3);
r = sin(x - 0.5).^2 + cos(y - 0.5).^2;
surf(x, y, r);

%%scilab -g
plot([1,2,3])
# brings up a Scilab plotting GUI

%scilab exists ones