[SPARK-41871] DataFrame hint parameter can be str, float or int

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.4.0
• Fix Version/s: 3.4.0
• Component/s: Connect
• Assignee: Sandeep Singh
• Reporter: Sandeep Singh
• Created: 04/Jan/23 02:59
• Updated: 05/Jan/23 05:33
• Resolved: 05/Jan/23 05:33

Description

df = self.spark.range(10e10).toDF("id")
such_a_nice_list = ["itworks1", "itworks2", "itworks3"]
hinted_df = df.hint("my awesome hint", 1.2345, "what", such_a_nice_list)

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/s.singh/personal/spark-oss/python/pyspark/sql/tests/test_dataframe.py", line 556, in test_extended_hint_types
    hinted_df = df.hint("my awesome hint", 1.2345, "what", such_a_nice_list)
  File "/Users/s.singh/personal/spark-oss/python/pyspark/sql/connect/dataframe.py", line 482, in hint
    raise TypeError(
TypeError: param should be a int or str, but got float 1.2345

Issue Links

• is cloned by: SPARK-41887 Support DataFrame hint parameter to be list
• links to: [Github] Pull Request #39393 (techaddict)
• links to: [Github] Pull Request #39393 (techaddict)