def arange(start,stop,step=1,**kwargs):
    """
    >>> a=arange(1,10) # 1:10
    >>> size(a)
    matlabarray([[ 1, 10]])
    """
    expand_value = 1 if step > 0 else -1
    return matlabarray(np.arange(start,
                                 stop+expand_value,
                                 step,
                                 **kwargs).reshape(1,-1),**kwargs)