Generic Ingestion with read.format()

How do we use Spark's unified Data Source API format() and load() methods?

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🤔 THE QUESTION

How do we use Spark's unified Data Source API format() and load() methods?

💡 WHAT IS IT?

read.format().load() is the standardized generic entry point supporting Parquet, ORC, Delta, Avro, and JDBC.

🎯 WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

Building parameterized, format-agnostic ingestion pipelines across diverse lakehouse storage layers.

💻 EXAMPLE

df = spark.read.format("parquet") \
    .load("data/warehouse/dim_customers")

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