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Returns an universally unique identifier (UUID) string. The value is returned as a canonical UUID 36-character string.
Syntax
from pyspark.sql import functions as sf
sf.uuid(seed=None)
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
seed |
pyspark.sql.Column or int, optional |
Optional random number seed to use. |
Examples
Example 1: Generate UUIDs with random seed
from pyspark.sql import functions as sf
spark.range(5).select(sf.uuid()).show(truncate=False)
+------------------------------------+
|uuid() |
+------------------------------------+
|627ae05e-b319-42b5-b4e4-71c8c9754dd1|
|f781cce5-a2e2-464d-bc8b-426ff448e404|
|15e2e66e-8416-4ea2-af3c-409363408189|
|fb1d6178-7676-4791-baa9-f2ddcc494515|
|d48665e8-2657-4c6b-b7c8-8ae0cd646e41|
+------------------------------------+
Example 2: Generate UUIDs with a specified seed
from pyspark.sql import functions as sf
spark.range(0, 5, 1, 1).select(sf.uuid(seed=123)).show(truncate=False)
+------------------------------------+
|uuid() |
+------------------------------------+
|4c99192d-23d6-4d88-b814-a634398120f0|
|af506873-3c53-41e3-8354-a24856b8de8a|
|7b4b370e-e867-47e2-93c0-f6990463a12d|
|1c4d1733-ff1a-4a6c-b144-0b0345adf0d0|
|7478f235-f8bc-4112-8e59-a28f50e46890|
+------------------------------------+