[SPARK-47079] Unable to create PySpark dataframe containing Variant columns

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.5.0
• Fix Version/s: 4.0.0
• Component/s: Connect, PySpark, SQL
• Labels: pull-request-available
• Assignee: Desmond Cheong
• Reporter: Desmond Cheong
• Created: 17/Feb/24 01:14
• Updated: 08/Mar/24 07:13
• Resolved: 26/Feb/24 22:12

Description

Trying to create a dataframe containing a variant type results in:

AssertionError: Undefined error message parameter for error class: CANNOT_PARSE_DATATYPE. Parameters: {'error': "Undefined error message parameter for error class: CANNOT_PARSE_DATATYPE. Parameters:

{'error': 'variant'}

"}

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #45131
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #45429