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<h1>Getting Started<a class="headerlink" href="#getting-started" title="Permalink to this headline">ΒΆ</a></h1>
<p>This page summarizes the basic steps required to setup and get started with PySpark.
There are more guides shared with other languages such as
<a class="reference external" href="https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/quick-start.html">Quick Start</a> in Programming Guides
at <a class="reference external" href="https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/index.html#where-to-go-from-here">the Spark documentation</a>.</p>
<p>There are live notebooks where you can try PySpark out without any other step:</p>
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