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2. Agenda
Introduction to PySpark
Apache Spark Architecture Overview
PySpark Architecture
Key Components of PySpark
Execution Flow
Use Cases
Summary & Q&A
3. What is PySpark?
PySpark is the Python API for Apache Spark
Enables writing Spark applications using Python
Ideal for:
Data engineering
Machine learning at scale
Big data analytics
Supports distributed processing of large datasets
4. Apache Spark Architecture Overview
Cluster-based computing system
Core Components:
Driver Program
Cluster Manager (e.g., YARN, Mesos, Kubernetes)
Executors
Tasks
Built on RDD (Resilient Distributed Datasets) & DAG Scheduler
6. Key Components of PySpark
Component Description
SparkContext Entry point to Spark functionality
RDD Low-level distributed collection of objects
DataFrame Distributed table with named columns (like Pandas)
SparkSession Unified entry point for Spark 2.x+
Transformations Lazy operations (e.g., map, filter)
Actions Triggers execution (e.g., collect, count)
7. Execution Flow in PySpark
SparkSession Initiated
1.
Driver Program defines RDDs/DataFrames
2.
Transformations applied (Lazy)
3.
Action triggers DAG creation
4.
Tasks sent to Cluster Manager
5.
Executors run tasks on workers
6.
Results returned to driver
7.
8. PySpark Ecosystem Extensions
MLlib: Machine learning at scale
GraphX (via Scala/Java): Graph processing
Spark SQL: SQL engine for querying structured data
Spark Streaming: Real-time data processing
Delta Lake (Databricks): ACID transactions on big data
9. Common Use Cases
ETL Pipelines
Data Warehousing
Machine Learning Model Training
Log Processing & Real-time Analytics
Large-scale Data Exploration
10. Summary
PySpark bridges Python with the power of distributed Spark
Key concepts: Driver, Executors, RDDs, DataFrames, DAG
Best for scalable data engineering & ML
Py4J enables Python-JVM interaction behind the scenes
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