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Run Python and R scripts in Azure Data Studio notebooks with SQL Server Machine Learning Services

Applies to: SQL Server 2017 (14.x) and later

Learn how to run Python and R scripts in Azure Data Studio notebooks with SQL Server Machine Learning Services. Azure Data Studio is a cross-platform database tool.

Prerequisites

Create a SQL notebook

Important

Machine Learning Services runs as part of SQL Server. Therefore, you need to use a SQL kernel and not a Python kernel.

You can use Machine Learning Services in Azure Data Studio with a SQL notebook. To create a new notebook, follow these steps:

  1. Click File and New Notebook to create a new notebook. The notebook will by default use the SQL kernel.

  2. Click Attach To and Change Connection.

    Azure Data Studio SQL Notebook change connection

  3. Connect to an existing or new SQL Server. You can either:

    1. Choose an existing connection under Recent Connections or Saved Connections.

    2. Create a new connection under Connection Details. Fill out the connection details to your SQL Server and database.

    Azure Data Studio SQL Notebook connection details

Run Python or R scripts

SQL Notebooks consist of code and text cells. Code cells are used to run Python or R scripts via the stored procedure sp_execute_external_scripts. Text cells can be used to document your code in the notebook.

Run a Python script

Follow these steps to run a Python script:

  1. Click + Code to add a code cell.

    Azure Data Studio SQL Notebooks add code block

  2. Enter the following script in the code cell:

    EXECUTE sp_execute_external_script @language = N'Python'
        , @script = N'
    a = 1
    b = 2
    c = a/b
    d = a*b
    print(c, d)
    '
    
  3. Click Run cell (the round black arrow) or press F5 to run the single cell.

    Azure Data Studio SQL Notebooks run Python code

  4. The result will be shown under the code cell.

    Azure Data Studio SQL Notebook Python code output

Run an R script

Follow these steps to run an R script:

  1. Click + Code to add a code cell.

    Azure Data Studio SQL Notebooks add code block

  2. Enter the following script in the code cell:

    EXECUTE sp_execute_external_script @language = N'R'
        , @script = N'
    a <- 1
    b <- 2
    c <- a/b
    d <- a*b
    print(c(c, d))
    '
    
  3. Click Run cell (the round black arrow) or press F5 to run the single cell.

    Azure Data Studio SQL Notebooks run R code

  4. The result will be shown under the code cell.

    Azure Data Studio SQL Notebook R code output

Next steps