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PYSPARK โ€ข LESSON 13

Controlling Tabular Output with show()

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

Beginnerโฑ 2 Minutesโญ 150 XP
๐Ÿค” THE QUESTION

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

๐Ÿ’ก WHAT IS IT?

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

๐ŸŽฏ WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

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

๐Ÿ’ป EXAMPLE
df.show(n=10, truncate=False, vertical=False)

๐ŸŽฏ Mission Objectives

Practice typing production-grade PySpark code for Controlling Tabular Output with show().

  • โœ“ Set explicit row display limit
  • โœ“ Disable text truncation
  • โœ“ Control vertical vs horizontal rendering