stata_kernel

stata_kernel is a Jupyter kernel for Stata. It works on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Online documentation is available at kylebarron.github.io/stata_kernel

What is Jupyter?

Jupyter is an open-source ecosystem for interactive data science. Originally developed around the Python programming language, Jupyter has grown to interface with dozens of programming languages.

stata_kernel is the bridge that interactively connects Stata to all the elements in the ecosystem.

• The Jupyter Notebook is a web-based interactive editor that allows for interweaving of code, text, and results.

  • Splice models in LaTeX math mode with the code that implements them and the graphs depicting their output.
  • Jupyter Notebooks can be exported as PDFs or HTML, and are as good for teaching new students as they are for displaying research results.
  • Use Stata in the same document with R, Python, or Julia code.
• The Jupyter console is an enhanced interactive console. Its features include enhanced autocompletion, better searching of history, syntax highlighting, among others.
• Hydrogen is a package for the Atom text editor that connects with Jupyter kernels to display results interactively in your text editor.

• Enhanced remote work. You can set up Jupyter to run computations remotely but to show results locally, vastly enhancing productivity compared to working with the Stata console through a command line.

stata_kernel Features

• [x] Supports Windows, macOS, and Linux.
• [x] Use any type of comments in your code, not just *.
• [x] Autocompletions as you type based on the variables, macros, and return objects currently in memory.
• [x] Display graphs.
• [x] Receive results as they appear, not after the entire command finishes.
• [x] Pull up interactive help files within the kernel.
• [x] Browse data interactively
• [x] #delimit ; interactive support.
• [x] Work with a remote session of Stata
• [ ] Mata interactive support
• [ ] Cross-session history file

If you find bugs, please submit a bug report here.

Screenshots

Jupyter Notebook

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