SAS Viya

Chapter 1: Installing Python, SAS SWAT, and CAS

Installing Python

Installing SAS SWAT

Installing CAS

Making Your First Connection

Conclusion

There are three primary pieces of software that must be installed in order to use SAS Cloud Analytic Services (CAS) from Python:

●   Python 2.7 if you use Python 2, or a minimum of Python 3.4 if you use Python 3

●   the SAS SWAT Python package

●   the CAS server

We cover the recommended ways to install each piece of software in this chapter.

Installing Python

The Python packages that are used to connect to CAS have a minimum requirement of Python 2.7. If you are using version 3 of Python, you need a minimum of Python 3.4. There are some significant differences between Python 2 and Python 3, which are only ...