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SAS Proc Compare Port

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Type: ★ Enhancement
Dominant language
Python
Stars
490
Forks
32
Avg merge
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Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

Per our call Thursday, it would be tremendously helpful to port SAS's Proc Compare. Documentation here: https://documentation.sas.com/doc/en/pgmsascdc/9.4_3.5/proc/n0c1y14wyd3u7yn1dmfcpaejllsn.htm

Instead of creating a giant single issue + pr, this issue will serve as the initial creation and future issues and prs will refer to specific features.

I think it should get built on top of DataScan so I'd imagine the development will be quite related.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the linked SAS Proc Compare documentation and reviewing DataScan, which the issue identifies as the likely foundation. Break the port into specific features and follow-up issues before implementation; completion criteria are not defined in the current issue.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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