excel (DataStreamReader)

Loads an Excel file stream and returns the result as a DataFrame.

Syntax

excel(path, **options)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
path	str	Path to the Excel dataset.

Returns

DataFrame

Examples

Load a stream from a temporary Excel file:

import tempfile
import time
with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="excel") as d:
    spark.range(10).write.mode("overwrite").excel(d)
    q = spark.readStream.schema("id LONG").excel(d).writeStream.format("console").start()
    time.sleep(3)
    q.stop()