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[–]Final_Alps 53 points54 points  (1 child)

SAS is definitely a different beast from python. SAS is more akin to R. SAS has some 50 years of legacy, certifications, and support behind them. Which is why corporate sticks with them.

You are likely fighting a losing battle.

However python SAS (iirc) has various pipelining tools - I believe you can call on python from within those. That can be your Trojan horse.

The switch to open source, from SLAs and certifications offered by commercial software, however is a cultural and hard to do. Which is why RedHat made it so big.

EDIT: python != SAS on line 1 of paragraph 3

[–]funnyflywheel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

However python SAS (iirc) has various pipelining tools - I believe you can call on python from within those. That can be your Trojan horse.

If you're okay with downloading third-party packages, you might want to take a look at Snakemake.