pyspark.sql.Catalog.getDatabase#

Catalog.getDatabase(dbName)[source]#

Get the database with the specified name. This throws an AnalysisException when the database cannot be found.

New in version 3.4.0.

Parameters
dbNamestr

name of the database to get.

Returns
Database

The database found by the name.

Examples

>>> spark.catalog.getDatabase("default")
Database(name='default', catalog='spark_catalog', description='default database', ...

Using the fully qualified name with the catalog name.

>>> spark.catalog.getDatabase("spark_catalog.default")
Database(name='default', catalog='spark_catalog', description='default database', ...