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<h1>pyspark.sql.SparkSession.sql<a class="headerlink" href="#pyspark-sql-sparksession-sql" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
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<dt id="pyspark.sql.SparkSession.sql">
<code class="sig-prename descclassname">SparkSession.</code><code class="sig-name descname">sql</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n">sqlQuery</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">str</span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o">**</span><span class="n">kwargs</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">Any</span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> &#x2192; pyspark.sql.dataframe.DataFrame<a class="reference internal" href="../../../_modules/pyspark/sql/session.html#SparkSession.sql"><span class="viewcode-link">[source]</span></a><a class="headerlink" href="#pyspark.sql.SparkSession.sql" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Returns a <a class="reference internal" href="pyspark.sql.DataFrame.html#pyspark.sql.DataFrame" title="pyspark.sql.DataFrame"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">DataFrame</span></code></a> representing the result of the given query.
When <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">kwargs</span></code> is specified, this method formats the given string by using the Python
standard formatter.</p>
<div class="versionadded">
<p><span class="versionmodified added">New in version 2.0.0.</span></p>
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<dl class="field-list">
<dt class="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<dd class="field-odd"><dl>
<dt><strong>sqlQuery</strong><span class="classifier">str</span></dt><dd><p>SQL query string.</p>
</dd>
<dt><strong>kwargs</strong><span class="classifier">dict</span></dt><dd><p>Other variables that the user wants to set that can be referenced in the query</p>
<div class="versionchanged">
<p><span class="versionmodified changed">Changed in version 3.3.0: </span>Added optional argument <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">kwargs</span></code> to specify the mapping of variables in the query.
This feature is experimental and unstable.</p>
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<dt class="field-even">Returns</dt>
<dd class="field-even"><dl class="simple">
<dt><a class="reference internal" href="pyspark.sql.DataFrame.html#pyspark.sql.DataFrame" title="pyspark.sql.DataFrame"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">DataFrame</span></code></a></dt><dd></dd>
</dl>
</dd>
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<p class="rubric">Examples</p>
<p>Executing a SQL query.</p>
<div class="doctest highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">spark</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">sql</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;SELECT * FROM range(10) where id &gt; 7&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">show</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="go">+---+</span>
<span class="go">| id|</span>
<span class="go">+---+</span>
<span class="go">| 8|</span>
<span class="go">| 9|</span>
<span class="go">+---+</span>
</pre></div>
</div>
<p>Executing a SQL query with variables as Python formatter standard.</p>
<div class="doctest highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">spark</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">sql</span><span class="p">(</span>
<span class="gp">... </span> <span class="s2">&quot;SELECT * FROM range(10) WHERE id &gt; </span><span class="si">{bound1}</span><span class="s2"> AND id &lt; </span><span class="si">{bound2}</span><span class="s2">&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">bound1</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="mi">7</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">bound2</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="mi">9</span>
<span class="gp">... </span><span class="p">)</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">show</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="go">+---+</span>
<span class="go">| id|</span>
<span class="go">+---+</span>
<span class="go">| 8|</span>
<span class="go">+---+</span>
</pre></div>
</div>
<div class="doctest highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">mydf</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">spark</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">range</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">10</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">spark</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">sql</span><span class="p">(</span>
<span class="gp">... </span> <span class="s2">&quot;SELECT </span><span class="si">{col}</span><span class="s2"> FROM </span><span class="si">{mydf}</span><span class="s2"> WHERE id IN </span><span class="si">{x}</span><span class="s2">&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="gp">... </span> <span class="n">col</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">mydf</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">id</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">mydf</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">mydf</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">x</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="nb">tuple</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="nb">range</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">4</span><span class="p">)))</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">show</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="go">+---+</span>
<span class="go">| id|</span>
<span class="go">+---+</span>
<span class="go">| 0|</span>
<span class="go">| 1|</span>
<span class="go">| 2|</span>
<span class="go">| 3|</span>
<span class="go">+---+</span>
</pre></div>
</div>
<div class="doctest highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">spark</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">sql</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;&#39;&#39;</span>
<span class="gp">... </span><span class="s1"> SELECT m1.a, m2.b</span>
<span class="gp">... </span><span class="s1"> FROM </span><span class="si">{table1}</span><span class="s1"> m1 INNER JOIN </span><span class="si">{table2}</span><span class="s1"> m2</span>
<span class="gp">... </span><span class="s1"> ON m1.key = m2.key</span>
<span class="gp">... </span><span class="s1"> ORDER BY m1.a, m2.b&#39;&#39;&#39;</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="gp">... </span> <span class="n">table1</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">spark</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">createDataFrame</span><span class="p">([(</span><span class="mi">1</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">&quot;a&quot;</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">2</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">&quot;b&quot;</span><span class="p">)],</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="s2">&quot;a&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">&quot;key&quot;</span><span class="p">]),</span>
<span class="gp">... </span> <span class="n">table2</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">spark</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">createDataFrame</span><span class="p">([(</span><span class="mi">3</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">&quot;a&quot;</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">4</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">&quot;b&quot;</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">5</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">&quot;b&quot;</span><span class="p">)],</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="s2">&quot;b&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">&quot;key&quot;</span><span class="p">]))</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">show</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="go">+---+---+</span>
<span class="go">| a| b|</span>
<span class="go">+---+---+</span>
<span class="go">| 1| 3|</span>
<span class="go">| 2| 4|</span>
<span class="go">| 2| 5|</span>
<span class="go">+---+---+</span>
</pre></div>
</div>
<p>Also, it is possible to query using class:<cite>Column</cite> from <a class="reference internal" href="pyspark.sql.DataFrame.html#pyspark.sql.DataFrame" title="pyspark.sql.DataFrame"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">DataFrame</span></code></a>.</p>
<div class="doctest highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">mydf</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">spark</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">createDataFrame</span><span class="p">([(</span><span class="mi">1</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mi">4</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">2</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mi">4</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">3</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mi">6</span><span class="p">)],</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="s2">&quot;A&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">&quot;B&quot;</span><span class="p">])</span>
<span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">spark</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">sql</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;SELECT </span><span class="si">{df.A}</span><span class="s2">, </span><span class="si">{df[B]}</span><span class="s2"> FROM </span><span class="si">{df}</span><span class="s2">&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">df</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">mydf</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">show</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="go">+---+---+</span>
<span class="go">| A| B|</span>
<span class="go">+---+---+</span>
<span class="go">| 1| 4|</span>
<span class="go">| 2| 4|</span>
<span class="go">| 3| 6|</span>
<span class="go">+---+---+</span>
</pre></div>
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