pyspark.sql.Catalog.listDatabases#
- Catalog.listDatabases(pattern=None)[source]#
Returns a list of databases available across all sessions.
New in version 2.0.0.
- Parameters
- patternstr, optional
The pattern that the database name needs to match.
- Returns
- list
A list of
Database.
Examples
>>> spark.catalog.listDatabases() [Database(name='default', catalog='spark_catalog', description='default database', ...
>>> spark.catalog.listDatabases("def*") [Database(name='default', catalog='spark_catalog', description='default database', ...
>>> spark.catalog.listDatabases("def2*") []