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How to load IPython shell with PySpark

I want to load IPython shell (not IPython notebook) in which I can use PySpark through command line. Is that possible? I have installed Spark-1.4.1.

Solution

  • If you use Spark < 1.2 you can simply execute bin/pyspark with an environmental variable IPYTHON=1.

    IPYTHON=1 /path/to/bin/pyspark

    or 

    export IPYTHON=1
/path/to/bin/pyspark

    While above will still work on the Spark 1.2 and above recommended way to set Python environment for these versions is PYSPARK_DRIVER_PYTHON

    PYSPARK_DRIVER_PYTHON=ipython /path/to/bin/pyspark

    or 

    export PYSPARK_DRIVER_PYTHON=ipython
/path/to/bin/pyspark

    You can replace ipython with a path to the interpreter of your choice.