STATA-Python-Ipystata-

Enabling the use of Stata together with Python via Jupyter (IPython) notebook through the Ipystata package.

STATA Tutorial(enabled by Ipystata)

STATA tutorial using notebook STATA cell magic.

STATA Magic

STATA using cell magic

%%Stata
(Your STATA statement)

Jupyterlab STATA tutorial

This project is a tutorial on STATA using STATA cell magic in Jupyterlab notebooks

The tutorial taken through is this book by Ulrich Kohler and Frauke Kreuter:

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Be running Jupyter. I use the anaconda installer: https://www.continuum.io/downloads

You'll also need to install the library and dependencies listed below, if you don't have it

ipystata

You can install IPyStata 0.3.0 using:

pip install ipystata

You can update a previous installation to 0.3.0 using:

pip install ipystata --upgrade --force-reinstall

Dependencies

Python 2.7 or 3.x
IPython 3 or 4 (http://ipython.org/)
Pandas 0.17.x + (http://pandas.pydata.org/) (I recommend to use a distribution like Anaconda)
Recent version of Stata (13 / 14 preferably) (http://www.stata.com/)

Set up IPyStata

Modes of operation:

IPyStata can communicate with Stata using two different techniques:

1. Stata Automation, works on --> Windows
2. Stata Batch mode, works on --> Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux

The Stata Automation mode has a richer feature set compared to the Stata Batch mode.
Unfortunately, Stata only supports Stata Automation for Stata instances running on a Windows OS.

For Windows Stata Automation is set as default but it is possible to set it to use Stata Batch mode instead.
For Unix operating systems (OS X and Linux) it is only possible to use IPyStata in Stata Batch mode.

Windows setup (Stata Automation)

Register your Stata instance:

1. Go to your Stata installation directory and either:

   • Shift + Right-Click --> click "Open command window here"
     or
   • Open command window (search for "cmd") and type:
     cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Stata14 (Obviously change it to your Stata directory)

2. Look up the name of your Stata executable (e.g. StataMP-64.exe) and in your command window type:
   StataMP-64.exe /Register

You can also follow instructions at:https://github.com/TiesdeKok/ipystata#get-ipystata

You can find examples like

1. http://nbviewer.jupyter.org/github/TiesdeKok/ipystata/blob/master/ipystata/Example.ipynb

To use Ipystata

IPyStata is imported and loaded using import ipystata. A cell with Stata code is defined by the cell magic %%stata.

Author

• Peter Otieno - peterakworo - LinkedIn

Acknowledgments

• To Vincent Were my STATA mentor.