range

Create a DataFrame with single LongType column named id, containing elements in a range from start to end (exclusive) with step value step.

Syntax

Python

spark.tvf.range(start, end=None, step=1, numPartitions=None)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
start	int	The start value.
end	int, optional	The end value (exclusive).
step	int, optional	The incremental step (default: 1).
numPartitions	int, optional	The number of partitions of the DataFrame.

Parameter	Type	Description
start	int	The start value.
end	int, optional	The end value (exclusive).
step	int, optional	The incremental step (default: 1).
numPartitions	int, optional	The number of partitions of the DataFrame.

Examples

Example 1: Generate range with start, end, and step

Python

spark.tvf.range(1, 7, 2).show()

Output

+---+
| id|
+---+
|  1|
|  3|
|  5|
+---+

Example 2: Generate range with only end value

Python

spark.tvf.range(3).show()

Output

+---+
| id|
+---+
|  0|
|  1|
|  2|
+---+