some

Returns true if at least one value of col is true.

Syntax

Python

from pyspark.sql import functions as sf

sf.some(col)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
col	pyspark.sql.Column or column name	Column to check if at least one value is true.

Returns

pyspark.sql.Column: true if at least one value of col is true, false otherwise.

Examples

Python

import pyspark.sql.functions as sf
spark.createDataFrame(
    [[True], [False], [True]], ["flag"]
).select(sf.some("flag")).show()

Output

+----------+
|some(flag)|
+----------+
|      true|
+----------+

Python

import pyspark.sql.functions as sf
spark.createDataFrame(
    [[False], [False], [False]], ["flag"]
).select(sf.some("flag")).show()

Output

+----------+
|some(flag)|
+----------+
|     false|
+----------+