text (DataFrameWriter)

Saves the content of the DataFrame in a text file at the specified path. Text files are encoded as UTF-8.

Syntax

text(path, compression=None, lineSep=None)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
path	str	The path in any Hadoop-supported file system.
compression	str, optional	The compression codec to use.
lineSep	str, optional	The line separator to use.

Parameter	Type	Description
path	str	The path in any Hadoop-supported file system.
compression	str, optional	The compression codec to use.
lineSep	str, optional	The line separator to use.

Returns

None

Notes

The DataFrame must have only one column of string type. Each row becomes a new line in the output file.

Examples

Write a DataFrame into a text file and read it back.

Python

import tempfile
with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="text") as d:
    df = spark.createDataFrame([("a",), ("b",), ("c",)], schema=["alphabets"])
    df.write.mode("overwrite").text(d)

    spark.read.schema(df.schema).format("text").load(d).sort("alphabets").show()
    # +---------+
    # |alphabets|
    # +---------+
    # |        a|
    # |        b|
    # |        c|
    # +---------+