Running Python on SAS on Demand

[lexjansen]

I know I can connect SAS on Demand with SASPy.

But I like to to test SAS code that uses Python functions created with PROC FCMP at SAS on Demand. It looks like MAS_PYPATH is not set in SAS on Demand.

Is there a way to do this?

Thanks,

Lex

ERROR: masPublish encountered a failure.

ERROR: Foreign Language Compilation messages:

ERROR: Python compile: ERROR: MAS_PYPATH environment variable is undefined.

ERROR: Python compile: ERROR: tkmaspyPublish encountered a failure in tkmaspyConnect, rc=0x803FC26A.

ERROR: Unable to publish program for foreign language execution.

ERROR: Error reported in function 'python:PUBLISH' in statement number 6 at line 21 column 6.

[ChrisHemedinger · Accepted solution]

Lex, I don't know this for certain but I suspect Python is not generally available for SAS code in this environment.

With over a quarter million active users, the SAS OnDemand for Academics environment has to limit the ability to call out to external processes, including things like Python. 

In an environment where you had some control, you could set these environment variables in your SAS program to known values:

options set=MAS_PYPATH="path-to-python"
        set=MAS_M2PATH="your-sas-root/SASFoundation/9.4/misc/tkmas/mas2py.py";

But then you would also need to be able to install (or ask for) the Python packages you need. numpy, pandas, etc are likely not in a vanilla environment, so an admin needs to make those packages available in order for you to do anything useful. Given the governance needed for SAS OnDemand for Academics, I'm thinking these use cases are out of scope.

[lexjansen]

Thanks, Chris, I get that. SAS OnDemand is really a vanilla SAS environment to get 'a taste of SAS'.

I appreciate your detailed response.