is it possible to use matlab to produce tuples in python?

i've been using this to write variables into a .py file then opening this file in the main script (the script creates a model in the finite element solver ABAQUS and python is the only language it understands)

GridSpaceX=1;

%Make python file with variables

delete('Var.py');

fid = fopen('Var.py', 'w');

fprintf(fid,'GridSpaceX = %0.12f\n',GridSpaceX);

but for one of the variables I need to create a python tuple and all i have is a matlab matrix. any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your help, Michael p.s. a tuple is an immutable list and the matrix is a 2 by lots matrix that is created by matlab