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Spark Foundations & Local PySpark
Spark architecture, local-mode DataFrames, Parquet partitioning, and the bronze ETL lab.
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Why Spark & Lakehouse Architecture
Driver/executors, lakehouse layers (bronze/silver/gold), and where Spark fits.
7 minVideo
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Local PySpark Setup & First DataFrame Job
Install, lazy plans, narrow vs wide transforms, and your first partitioned write.
20 minTutorial
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Parquet, Partitioning & File Layout
Columnar encoding, partition pruning, and avoiding the small-files trap.
8 minVideo
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Lab 1: Local PySpark Parquet ETL
Idempotent bronze ETL with date partitions and plan evidence.
90 minSubmission
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Quiz: Spark Core & Parquet
8 scenario questions on laziness, shuffles, partitioning, and file layout.
20 minAssignment
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