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log2

Returns the base-2 logarithm of the argument. Supports Spark Connect.

For the corresponding Databricks SQL function, see log2 function.

Syntax

Python
from pyspark.databricks.sql import functions as dbf

dbf.log2(col=<col>)

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

col

pyspark.sql.Column or str

A column to calculate logarithm for.

Returns

pyspark.sql.Column: logariphm of given value.

Examples

Python
from pyspark.databricks.sql import functions as dbf
spark.range(10).select("*", dbf.log2('id')).show()
Output
+---+------------------+
| id| LOG2(id)|
+---+------------------+
| 0| NULL|
| 1| 0.0|
| 2| 1.0|
| 3| 1.584962500721...|
| 4| 2.0|
| 5| 2.321928094887...|
| 6| 2.584962500721...|
| 7| 2.807354922057...|
| 8| 3.0|
| 9|3.1699250014423...|
+---+------------------+