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SAS Viya Workbench for Learners

This free, on-demand compute environment empowers students and educators to build programming skills, develop AI and machine learning models, and complete projects quickly. With support for both SAS and Python, it offers the flexibility you need for academic success. For academic, noncommercial use only.

Why choose Viya Workbench for Learners?



  • The functionality of VS Code and JupyterLab/Notebook worked great. Very cool how the folder will carry over to any environment you open it in, and you can edit Jupyter Notebooks in VS Code and vice versa. Builds and computing were very quick! I like how in VS Code there is a menu page specifically for SAS libraries. I was able to do the sample API call in SAS code. The results look exactly how they would in SAS Studio." Anna M. Student University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Running Jupyter Notebooks on Workbench provides the exact same experience as using it elsewhere, which is crucial for coders. The familiarity and ease of jumping right in without any delays is a significant advantage, allowing for a seamless and uninterrupted workflow." Ahmed A. Student Ivey Business School at Western University
  • The flexibility of SAS Viya Workbench for Learners is unparalleled. I love that I can choose either SAS or Python ... . All of my favorite Python packages worked right out of the box, and it was simple to install more packages as needed. But, by a mile, my favorite feature is the sasviya.ml Python implementation; the ability to use SAS machine learning models with scikit-learn syntax natively in Python is hands-down awesome." Neal L. Student University of North Carolina Wilmington

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