saving a large matrix in .mat format using scipy.savemat

Hii experts, i want to save a large matrix(10gb) in using scipy.io.savemat function in python but it is unable to save the matrix instead it gives error : Matrix too large to save with Matlab 5 format, however i searched over internet and tried to overcome the problem by using do_compression=True. still it gives same error.can anybody suggest me a better solution to save a large matrix in .mat format using python so that i can take it to matlab platform.

Answer 1

[Combinatorialist]

I had the same problem and was able just break the matrix into multiple pieces and then save them to separate files. My matrix saved as 7 GB and I broke it into a 4 GB file and a 3 GB file

Answer 2

[硕]

This question can be solved by using hdf5storage package in python.