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Unravel the Magic of PySpark: Mastering Data Cleaning Like a Pro!

Dhruv Singhal
2 min readJul 17, 2023

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Every data engineer’s journey begins with conquering the challenges of messy data. Get ready to embark on an enchanting adventure with PySpark, where the secrets of data cleaning unfold before your eyes. Unleash your inner wizard as we delve into the world of PySpark data transformations, specially crafted for absolute beginners like you!

Vanquishing Duplication Dragons:

# Bid farewell to duplicates with a few lines of PySpark sorcery
df.dropDuplicates(['column1', 'column2'])

Lost and Found: Handling Missing Values:

# Fearlessly face the void - drop rows with missing data
df.dropna()

# Embrace the unknown - fill null values with your chosen defaults
df.fillna({'column1': 'N/A', 'column2': 0})

Data Detective: Unveiling Hidden Gems:

# Unlock valuable insights by filtering data wisely
df.filter(df['column'] > 100)

A Dash of Renaming Elegance:

# Transform column names with a wave of PySpark magic
df.withColumnRenamed('old_column', 'new_column')

Mystical Data Transformations:

# Master the art of changing data types like a seasoned sorcerer
df.withColumn('new_column', df['old_column'].cast('data_type'))

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Dhruv Singhal
Dhruv Singhal

Written by Dhruv Singhal

Data engineer with expertise in PySpark, SQL, Flask. Skilled in Databricks, Snowflake, and Datafactory. Published articles. Passionate about tech and games.

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