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PySpark DataFrame | tail method

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PySpark DataFrame's tail(~) method returns the last num number of rows as a list of Row objects.

WARNING

This method involves transferring data to the application's driver process, and therefore if the specified num is too large, then an OutOfMemoryError will occur.

Parameters

1. num | int

The number of rows to return.

Return Value

A list of Row objects.

Examples

Consider the following PySpark DataFrame:

columns = ["name", "age"]
data = [("Alex", 15), ("Bob", 20), ("Cathy", 25)]
df = spark.createDataFrame(data, columns)
df.show()
+-----+---+
| name|age|
+-----+---+
| Alex| 15|
| Bob| 20|
|Cathy| 25|
+-----+---+

Getting the last row of a PySpark DataFrame

To get the last row:

df.tail(num=1)
[Row(name='Cathy', age=25)]

Getting the last n rows of a PySpark DataFrame

To get the last two rows:

df.tail(num=2)
[Row(name='Bob', age=20), Row(name='Cathy', age=25)]
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