Import the matlab engine first

blink1073 · blink1073 · commit e3ce32e373b9 · 2017-04-19T19:38:12.000-05:00
diff --git a/matlab_kernel/kernel.py b/matlab_kernel/kernel.py
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+try:
+    import matlab.engine
+    from matlab.engine import MatlabExecutionError
+except ImportError:
+    matlab = None
 from functools import partial
 try:
     from StringIO import StringIO
@@ -20,12 +25,6 @@
 except ImportError:
     Wurlitzer = None
 
-try:
-    import matlab.engine
-    from matlab.engine import MatlabExecutionError
-except ImportError:
-    matlab = None
-
 
 class _PseudoStream:
 
