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time_to_seconds

Extracts seconds from TIME value (returns DECIMAL to preserve fractional seconds).

Syntax​

Python
from pyspark.databricks.sql import functions as dbf

dbf.time_to_seconds(col=<col>)

Parameters​

Parameter

Type

Description

col

pyspark.sql.Column or column name

TIME value to convert.

Examples​

Python
from pyspark.databricks.sql import functions as dbf
df = spark.sql("SELECT TIME'14:30:00.5' as time")
df.select(dbf.time_to_seconds('time')).show()
Output
+---------------------+
|time_to_seconds(time)|
+---------------------+
|         52200.500000|
+---------------------+