Matlab / GNU Octave HTTP user agent

February 25, 2023

Some servers may block Matlab or GNU Octave download traffic from web operations like websave() or webread(). A web browser from the same computer may work–this is a symptom of server user agent blocking.

Get Matlab or GNU Octave HTTP user agent, with this script.

This script demonstrates setting a custom HTTP user agent using Matlab or GNU Octave factory function weboptions() to get around servers that block non-allow-listed user agents.

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Python urllib.request can also set user agent.