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 == Features ==
-Features and capabilities of Octave's Python interface may include:
+At a high level, the features and capabilities of Octave's Python interface allow a user to:
-* Import and call Python modules and functions from the Octave interpreter
+* Import and call any Python module or function from the Octave interpreter
-* Automatically convert basic Octave and Python types seamlessly between the two environments
+* Automatically convert basic Octave and Python types seamlessly between the two operating environments
-* Be able to handle arbitrary unknown Python objects (print their repr, store in a variable, pass back in to a Python function)
+* Assign any Python object to an Octave variable, view its properties, and invoke methods on it
-* Store references to Python functions (and other "callables") and be able to call them as if they were function handles
+* Assign any Python function or callable object to an Octave variable, and call it as if it were a function handle
+Some features that have not yet been implemented may include:
+* Load and save Python objects to Octave data files using the standard load/save commands
+* Operate on Python objects using standard Octave arithmetic and logical operators
 == Development ==