How to call Python function in SAS_VIYA 3.5 without using proc fcmp and python

[Aki_shivhare]

SAS_VIYA docker image that i have doesn't have the below products so i cannot use proc FCMP to call python Functions :

SAS Intelligent Decisioning

SAS Model Manager

SAS Event Stream Processing

Also , Its sas_viya 3.5 so I cannot  use proc python .

I tried the below line of code and it worked :

proc options option=xcmd;
run;
X "python3 app.py"; --> this worked

But I need to call a python function and need to import app.py as module.

python -c ''import app; app.run(input)"

is something like this achievable. 

[gwootton · Accepted solution]

I couldn't find any documentation suggesting you could do this outside of using PROC FCMP.