🎉 StatLang is Now Available on VS Code Marketplace and PyPI!

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🎉 StatLang is Now Available on VS Code Marketplace and PyPI!

We're excited to announce that StatLang is now officially available on both the VS Code Marketplace and PyPI!

📦 Installation Options

VS Code Extension

Install the StatLang extension directly from VS Code:

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to Extensions (Cmd+Shift+X / Ctrl+Shift+X)
3. Search for "StatLang"
4. Click Install

Or install via command line:

code --install-extension RyanBlakeStory.statlang

VS Code Marketplace: StatLang Extension

PyPI Package

Install StatLang via pip:

pip install statlang

PyPI: statlang on PyPI

✨ What is StatLang?

StatLang is an open-source, Python-based statistical scripting language that provides:

• 📊 Statistical Analysis: Comprehensive statistical procedures (PROC MEANS, PROC FREQ, PROC CORR, PROC REG, and many more)
• 🤖 AI Integration: Built-in PROC LANGUAGE with LLM capabilities for intelligent data analysis
• 🧠 Complete ML Pipeline: From data exploration to model deployment using familiar syntax
• 💾 Modern SQL: PROC SQL powered by DuckDB for high-performance data querying
• 📓 Jupyter Support: Full Jupyter notebook integration with StatLang kernel
• 🎨 VS Code Support: Syntax highlighting, code execution, and notebook support
• 🔧 Language Features: Macro system, format system, and robust expression evaluation

🚀 Getting Started

Quick Start with VS Code

1. Install the StatLang extension (see above)
2. Create a new .statlang file
3. Start coding with full syntax highlighting!

Quick Start with Python

from stat_lang import StatLangInterpreter

interpreter = StatLangInterpreter()
code = """
data work.employees;
    input name $ department $ salary;
    datalines;
Alice Engineering 75000
Bob Marketing 55000
Carol Engineering 80000
;
run;

proc means data=work.employees;
    var salary;
    class department;
run;
"""

interpreter.run_code(code)

Jupyter Notebook Support

After installing via pip:

python -m stat_lang.kernel install

Then select the "StatLang" kernel in your Jupyter notebook!

📚 Documentation

• GitHub Repository: StatLang on GitHub
• Full Documentation: See our README
• Examples: Check out the examples directory

🎯 Current Release

• VS Code Extension: v0.2.4
• PyPI Package: v0.1.3

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! StatLang is an open-source project, and we'd love your help improving it.

• Report bugs: GitHub Issues
• Contribute code: See our Contributing Guide

📝 License

StatLang is released under the MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

🙏 Thank You

Thank you for your interest in StatLang! We're excited to see what you build with it.

Happy coding! 🎉