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degrees

Converts an angle measured in radians to an approximately equivalent angle measured in degrees. Supports Spark Connect.

For the corresponding Databricks SQL function, see degrees function.

Syntax​

Python
from pyspark.sql import functions as dbf

dbf.degrees(col=<col>)

Parameters​

Parameter

Type

Description

col

pyspark.sql.Column or column name

angle in radians

Parameter

Type

Description

col

pyspark.sql.Column or column name

angle in radians

Returns​

pyspark.sql.Column: angle in degrees, as if computed by java.lang.Math.toDegrees()

Examples​

Python
from pyspark.sql import functions as dbf
spark.sql("SELECT * FROM VALUES (0.0), (PI()), (PI() / 2), (PI() / 4) AS TAB(value)").select("*", dbf.degrees("value")).show()
Output
+------------------+--------------+
| value|DEGREES(value)|
+------------------+--------------+
| 0.0| 0.0|
| 3.141592653589...| 180.0|
|1.5707963267948...| 90.0|
|0.7853981633974...| 45.0|
+------------------+--------------+