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localtimestamp

Returns the current timestamp without time zone at the start of query evaluation as a timestamp without time zone column. All calls of localtimestamp within the same query return the same value.

Syntax​

Python
from pyspark.databricks.sql import functions as dbf

dbf.localtimestamp()

Returns​

pyspark.sql.Column: current local date and time.

Examples​

Python
from pyspark.databricks.sql import functions as dbf
spark.range(1).select(dbf.localtimestamp()).show(truncate=False)
Output
+-----------------------+
|localtimestamp()       |
+-----------------------+
|2022-08-26 21:28:34.639|
+-----------------------+