Matlab 2008b: Execute matlab from python in CentOS 5.2

I have Matlab 2008b running on CentOS 5.2 server. I wanted to be able to execute Matlab commands from python. After a search I found mlabwrap 1.0.1. I decided to install it. On CentOS 5.2 I have python 2.4.3. I also installed numpy 1.0.4 from epel repository. numpy is required to install mlabwrap. To install mlabwrap I fallowed the instructions. Fortunately, I had no problems with the installation.Note: the appearance of the windows in the image is from Mac X because I X forward them from CentOS server.