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PYSPARK • LESSON 16

DataFrame Dimensions & Structure Inspection

How do we compute total row volume and column count in a distributed DataFrame?

Beginner2 Minutes175 XP
🤔 THE QUESTION

How do we compute total row volume and column count in a distributed DataFrame?

💡 WHAT IS IT?

Combining the count() distributed action with the len(df.columns) metadata property to audit table dimensions.

🎯 WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

Validating data completeness after ingestion and logging pipeline metrics before downstream publishing.

💻 EXAMPLE
total_rows = df.count()
total_cols = len(df.columns)
print(f"Rows: {total_rows}, Columns: {total_cols}")

🎯 Mission Objectives

Practice typing production-grade PySpark code for DataFrame Dimensions & Structure Inspection.

  • Execute distributed count() action
  • Calculate column count with len(df.columns)
  • Format and log dataset dimension metrics