+1 After investigating the python support, we concluded that it's better to use a normal ipython kernel. I think that the python Toree kernel would take a lot of work to be on par with what already exists in Python.
On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 9:04 AM Luciano Resende <luckbr1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Toree currently has some support for Python and R which are a thin > wrapper around what is provided in Spark. While this enables sharing > the Spark session and SQL Context between Scala and Python code, it > brings a huge gap on functionality when comparing with other Python > kernels like IPython and IRKernel. Adding to that, there is no > community member that is actively enhancing and contributing to these > two areas. > > Based on these, I would like to suggest the following to be done for > Toree 0.3.0 release timeframe: > - Remove Python and R support from Toree > - Document possible suggestions on Toree website (e.g. IPython, > IRKernel or others more active on their respective community) > > Some of the benefits: > - Avoid user confusion and frustration > - Improve kernel startup performance > - Cleaner code to maintain > > Please let me know your thoughts. > > [1] > https://github.com/apache/incubator-toree/blob/master/etc/examples/notebooks/sqlcontext_sharing.ipynb > > -- > Luciano Resende > http://twitter.com/lresende1975 > http://lresende.blogspot.com/ > -- Ryan Blue Software Engineer Netflix
