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NeurodataWithoutBorders / matnwb

A Matlab interface for reading and writing NWB files
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[Feature]: Use new name=val pattern #570

Open bendichter opened 2 weeks ago

bendichter commented 2 weeks ago

What would you like to see added to MatNWB?

MATLAB now allows you to have the syntax func(a=1, b=2), which is nicer and would be more similar to PyNWB. It would be nice to look at converting the library to use this syntax.

Is your feature request related to a problem?

No response

What solution would you like?

see above

Do you have any interest in helping implement the feature?

Yes.

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lawrence-mbf commented 1 week ago

Note that this syntax is only available in MATLAB R2021a which may impact users stuck or unwilling to upgrade to newer versions.

bendichter commented 1 week ago

Yes, I have seen some applications where you can keep the old format as well, e.g. with plotting: https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/namevalue-in-function-calls.html I'm not sure how we would implement this ourselves