Controlling Tabular Output with show()

How do we format show() output with custom row counts, un-truncated text, and horizontal layout?

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🤔 THE QUESTION

How do we format show() output with custom row counts, un-truncated text, and horizontal layout?

💡 WHAT IS IT?

Configuring show() parameters n, truncate, and vertical to control console rendering of DataFrame records.

🎯 WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

Debugging wide tables with dozens of columns and inspecting complex string fields during ETL runs.

💻 EXAMPLE

df.show(n=10, truncate=False, vertical=False)

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