PySpark Schema Strategies: When to Use InferSchema, MergeSchema, and OverwriteSchema
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Dealing with schemas is essential for properly structuring and processing data in PySpark. We have several options when handling schemas in PySpark.When dealing with schemas while reading or writing data in formats like Parquet, we might encounter scenarios where we must merge or overwrite schemas.
MergeSchema
This is particularly useful when you’re reading Parquet files that have different schemas across partitions. PySpark can automatically merge the schemas of these…
