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Bringing it all together II

Create a DataFrame, apply transformations, cache it, and check if it’s cached. Then, uncache it to release memory. For this exercise a spark session has been made for you! Look carefully at the outcome of the .explain() method to understand what the outcome is!

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Introduction to PySpark

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Instructions

  • Cache the df DataFrame.
  • Explain the processing of the agg_result DataFrame.
  • Unpersist the cached df DataFrame after processing.

Exercice interactif pratique

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# Cache the DataFrame
df.____

# Perform aggregation
agg_result = df.groupBy("Department").sum("Salary")
agg_result.show()

# Analyze the execution plan
agg_result.____

# Uncache the DataFrame
df.____
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