title: load matlab tables in python using scipy.io.loadmat
body: <p>Is it possible to load matlab tables in python using scipy.io.loadmat?</p>
  
  <p>What I'm doing:</p>
  
  <p>In Matlab:</p>
  
  <pre><code>tab = table((1:500)')
  save('tab.mat', 'tab')
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>In Python:</p>
  
  <pre><code>import scipy.io
  mat = scipy.io.loadmat('m:/tab.mat')
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But I cannot access the table tab in Python using mat['tab']</p>