How to create a Spark Session?

Question

Can anyone tell me how to create a Spark Session?

Answer 1

Use the following command to start a new Spark Session from within a script in Scala:

val sparkSession = SparkSession.builder.
master("local")
.appName("spark session example")
.getOrCreate()

Alternatively, you can simply start a new Spark Session using the terminal:

$ spark-shell

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