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timestamp_millis

Creates timestamp from the number of milliseconds since UTC epoch.

For the corresponding Databricks SQL function, see timestamp_millis function.

Syntax

Python
from pyspark.databricks.sql import functions as dbf

dbf.timestamp_millis(col=<col>)

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

col

pyspark.sql.Column or str

unix time values.

Returns

pyspark.sql.Column: converted timestamp value.

Examples

Python
spark.conf.set("spark.sql.session.timeZone", "UTC")
Python
from pyspark.databricks.sql import functions as dbf
df = spark.createDataFrame([(1230219000,), (1280219000,)], ['millis'])
df.select('*', dbf.timestamp_millis('millis')).show()
spark.conf.unset("spark.sql.session.timeZone")