title: Load a .mat file including string array to Python 3.6
body: <p>I have a .mat file that contains two DateTime arrays in string format. The arrays are like:</p>
  
  <pre><code>A = ["15-Nov-2014 22:42:16",
           "16-Dec-2014 04:14:07",
           "20-Jan-2015 17:05:32"]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I saved the two String arrays in a .mat file. I tried to load them in Python with this command:</p>
  
  <pre><code>import hdf5storage
  Input = hdf5storage.loadmat('Input.mat')
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>or this command:</p>
  
  <pre><code>import scipy
  Input = scipy.io.loadmat('Input.mat')
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Both lead to reading a dictionary in Python which is expected but I cannot see the name of the two arrays as the dictionary keys.</p>
  
  <p>Any ideas?</p>