Apache Spark·Apache Spark essentials

Transformations

select, filter, withColumn and groupBy build a plan.

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What you will be able to do
  • Chain transformations.
  • Avoid collecting large data.
  • Use built-in functions.

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select, filter, withColumn and groupBy build a plan.

  • Chain transformations.
  • Avoid collecting large data.
  • Use built-in functions.
transform.pyPython
from pyspark.sql import functions as F
df.filter(F.col('minutes') >= 15).groupBy('course').count().show()
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