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PYSPARK โ€ข LESSON 98

Inclusion Checking with Semi Join

How do we filter customer profiles for active buyers without appending duplicate order columns using left_semi?

Advancedโฑ 2 Minutesโญ 510 XP
๐Ÿค” THE QUESTION

How do we filter customer profiles for active buyers without appending duplicate order columns using left_semi?

๐Ÿ’ก WHAT IS IT?

left_semi filters the left table to rows matching the right table without bringing in right-table columns.

๐ŸŽฏ WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

High-performance set existence checks without row multiplication or unnecessary schema widening.

๐Ÿ’ป EXAMPLE
active_buyers = customers.join(recent_orders, "customer_id", "left_semi")

๐ŸŽฏ Mission Objectives

Practice typing production-grade PySpark code for Inclusion Checking with Semi Join.

  • โœ“ Execute left_semi join
  • โœ“ Filter matching left-side entities
  • โœ“ Prevent schema widening and row multiplication