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For Better understanding on Spark SQL windows Function and Best Usecases do refer our post Window functions in Oracle Pl/Sql and Hive explained and compared with examples. Window functions in Spark SQL are powerful tools that allow you to perform calculations across a set of table rows that are somehow related to the current row.…
Here’s an enhanced Spark SQL cheatsheet with additional details, covering join types, union types, and set operations like EXCEPT and INTERSECT, along with options for table management (DDL operations like UPDATE, INSERT, DELETE, etc.). This comprehensive sheet is designed to help with quick Spark SQL reference. Category Concept Syntax / Example Description Basic Statements SELECT SELECT col1, col2 FROM table WHERE…
When working with PySpark, there are several common issues that developers face. These issues can arise from different aspects such as memory management, performance bottlenecks, data skewness, configurations, and resource contention. Here’s a guide on troubleshooting some of the most common PySpark issues and how to resolve them. 1. Out of Memory Errors (OOM) Memory-related issues are among the most frequent…
PySpark is a powerful Python API for Apache Spark, a distributed computing framework that enables large-scale data processing. Spark History Spark was initially started by Matei Zaharia at UC Berkeley’s AMPLab in 2009, and open sourced in 2010 under a BSD license. In 2013, the project was donated to the Apache Software Foundation and switched…