Free PySpark Course
Spark: PySpark
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Beginner level
3.75 learning hrs
Learn PySpark from basics in this free online tutorial. PySpark is taught hands-on by experts. Gain skills to work with Spark MLlib, RDD, data frames, and clustering with case studies for structured and semi-structured data.
Instructor:
Mr. Sajan Kedia
About this course
The PySpark course begins by giving you an introduction to PySpark and will further discuss examples to explain it. Moving further, you will gain expertise working with Spark libraries, like MLlib. Next, in this PySpark tutorial, you will learn to move RDD to Dataframe API and become familiar with Clustering in PySpark. The course also comprehends a case study to help you gain hands-on on the learned topics.
Adding value to your learning experience, the Introduction to PySpark course is taught by an industry expert. A quiz is assigned to test your gains at the end of the course. Complete the quiz and gain a course completion certificate.
To expand your learning in the Data Science domain, consider pursuing Data Science certificate courses that offer specialization/electives to escalate your career.
Course outline
PySpark Introduction with an Example
This section gives a clear overview of how Spark contributes to Hadoop, and the Spark framework. It explains PySpark with examples and code demonstrations.
Spark MLIB
This section discusses the Machine Learning library supported by Spark. It then explains ML pipelines, Transformers, Estimator, and architecture. You will also gain an understanding of K-means and Tf-ldf through hands-on code demonstrations.
Moving from RDD to dataframe API
You will understand Spark dataframes, and SQL. You will gain enough experience to understand why you need to shift from RDD to dataframe API while working with Data Science and Big Data tasks through demonstrated code samples.
Clustering with PySpark
This section will explain k-means clustering in MLlib and TFID, most commonly used in neural networks, with demonstrated code.
Music Data Case Studies
This section demonstrates a case study on the Music dataset to understand the aforementioned topics with hands-on experience.
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Our course instructor
Mr. Sajan Kedia
Data Scientist, Myntra
Big Data Expert
Sajan did B.Tech. & M.Tech. in Computer Science from IIT BHU. During Masters, he worked on Data Mining & published research papers on the topic. He has worked with IBM Research Labs on NLP part of IBM Watson AI Project. After that, he worked with an AdTech startup as Senior Data Scientist, where he was working on Building Real-Time Machine Learning Models on TBs of Ad stream data.
Currently, he is leading the Data Science Team of Pricing at Myntra, building AI systems for the personalised price. He has very good expertise in Big Data technologies, Machine learning, and NLP. His hobbies are trekking, traveling, adventure and fitness activities.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will I receive a certificate upon completing this free course?
Is this course free?
What are the prerequisites to learning this PySpark course?
PySpark is a beginner-level course. You can learn from this course swiftly if you have a basic understanding of Python programming language and SQL.
Is there any limit on how many times I can take this free course?
Once you enroll in the Pyspark course, you have lifetime access to it. So, you can log in anytime and learn it for free online.
Can I sign up for multiple courses from Great Learning Academy at the same time?
Yes, you can enroll in as many courses as you want from Great Learning Academy. There is no limit to the number of courses you can enroll in at once, but since the courses offered by Great Learning Academy are free, we suggest you learn one by one to get the best out of the subject.
Why choose Great Learning Academy for this free Pyspark course?
Great Learning Academy provides this Pyspark course for free online. The course is self-paced and helps you understand various topics that fall under the subject with solved problems and demonstrated examples. The course is carefully designed, keeping in mind to cater to both beginners and professionals, and is delivered by subject experts. Great Learning is a global ed-tech platform dedicated to developing competent professionals. Great Learning Academy is an initiative by Great Learning that offers in-demand free online courses to help people advance in their jobs. More than 5 million learners from 140 countries have benefited from Great Learning Academy's free online courses with certificates. It is a one-stop place for all of a learner's goals.
What are the steps to enroll in this Pyspark course?
Enrolling in any of the Great Learning Academy’s courses is just one step process. Sign-up for the course, you are interested in learning through your E-mail ID and start learning them for free online.
Will I have lifetime access to this free Pyspark course?
Yes, once you enroll in the course, you will have lifetime access, where you can log in and learn whenever you want to.
How long does it take to complete this free PySpark course?
PySpark is 2.5 hours-long course. You can, however, learn from the course at your convenience since it is self-paced.
What are my next learning options after this course
You can enroll in the Applied Data Science course after you complete learning from this free online course.
Why is it essential to learn PySpark?
PySpark is a high-level abstraction module. The majority of its applications are for processing structured and semi-structured datasets. Additionally, it offers an efficient API that can read data from numerous data sources with various file types. As a result, PySpark allows you to process data using both SQL and HiveQL.
Why is PySpark so popular?
Python is relatively simple to use and learn, making PySpark more straightforward. It offers a user-friendly, extensive API. Code readability, maintenance, and familiarity are all much better with PySpark. PySparkSQL is also gradually gaining popularity among database programmers and Apache Hive users.
What jobs demand that you learn PySpark?
It is essential for every professional and aspirant in the Data Science and Big Data sectors to have high competency in working with PySpark and Hadoop. The prevalent careers for the subject include:
- Big Data Developer
- Big Data Architect
- Hadoop Administrator
- Data Engineer
After completing this Introduction to PySpark, will I get a certificate?
Yes. The course constitutes different modules for different topics in PySpark with examples to work with Data Science and Big Data tasks, like clustering, RDD, dataframe API, and Spark libraries. Gain a thorough understanding of these concepts to earn a free PySpark certificate.
What knowledge and skills will I gain upon completing this free Introduction to PySpark course?
You will gain expertise in working with different techniques used in PySpark, hands-on experience working with Spark libraries for Machine Learning, and an understanding of clustering in PySpark for Data Science and Big Data tasks. You will understand to move RDD to dataframe API.
Who is eligible to take this PySpark course?
Anybody with a basic understanding of Python programming and SQL can take up this free course and start learning it online.
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