pyspark.sql.Catalog.databaseExists

Catalog.databaseExists(dbName: str) → bool

Check if the database with the specified name exists.

New in version 3.3.0.

Parameters

dbNamestr

name of the database to check existence

Returns

bool

Indicating whether the database exists

Examples

>>> spark.catalog.databaseExists("test_new_database")
False
>>> df = spark.sql("CREATE DATABASE test_new_database")
>>> spark.catalog.databaseExists("test_new_database")
True
>>> df = spark.sql("DROP DATABASE test_new_database")

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