orc (DataStreamReader)

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

Syntax

orc(path, **options)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
path	str	Path to the ORC dataset.

Returns

DataFrame

Examples

Load a stream from a temporary ORC file:

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