How to use paste mode in pyspark shell?

Question

How to enter into paste mode in "pyspark" Spark Shell? Actually I am looking for an equivalent ":paste" command (works in Scala Spark Shell) in "pyspark". By using this mode, I would like to paste entire code snippet in shell rather than executing line by line.

Answer 1

If you use IPython terminal you can paste using %paste / %cpaste magic. The first one executes code from the clipboard automatically, the second one is closer to Scala REPL :paste and requires termination by -- or Ctrl-D.

It is also possible to use %edit magic which opens external editor and executes code on exit.

Standard Python shell doesn't provide similar functionality.