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Convert between spark.SQL DataFrame and pandas DataFrame [duplicate]

Is that possible to

convert from to pd.DataFrame

under %pyspark environment ?

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Hello lad Avatar asked Jan 24 '17 11:01

Hello lad


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1 Answers

Try:

spark_df.toPandas()

toPandas()

Returns the contents of this DataFrame as Pandas pandas.DataFrame.

This is only available if Pandas is installed and available.

And if you want the oposite:

spark_df = createDataFrame(pandas_df)
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Thiago Baldim Avatar answered Sep 22 '22 06:09

Thiago Baldim