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from_unixtime

Converts the number of seconds from unix epoch (1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC) to a string representing the timestamp of that moment in the current system time zone in the given format.

For the corresponding Databricks SQL function, see from_unixtime function.

Syntax

Python
from pyspark.databricks.sql import functions as dbf

dbf.from_unixtime(timestamp=<timestamp>, format=<format>)

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

timestamp

pyspark.sql.Column or str

column of unix time values.

format

literal string, optional

format to use to convert to (default: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss)

Returns

pyspark.sql.Column: formatted timestamp as string.

Examples

Python
spark.conf.set("spark.sql.session.timeZone", "America/Los_Angeles")
Python
from pyspark.databricks.sql import functions as dbf
df = spark.createDataFrame([(1428476400,)], ['unix_time'])
df.select('*', dbf.from_unixtime('unix_time')).show()
spark.conf.unset("spark.sql.session.timeZone")