Fix some Python docs and make sure to unset SPARK_TESTING in Python

tests so we don't get the test spark.conf on the classpath.

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/python/pyspark/broadcast.py b/python/pyspark/broadcast.py
index dfdaba274f..43f40f8783 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/broadcast.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/broadcast.py
@@ -45,7 +45,18 @@ def _from_id(bid):
 
 
 class Broadcast(object):
+    """
+    A broadcast variable created with
+    L{SparkContext.broadcast()<pyspark.context.SparkContext.broadcast>}.
+    Access its value through C{.value}.
+    """
+
     def __init__(self, bid, value, java_broadcast=None, pickle_registry=None):
+        """
+        Should not be called directly by users -- use
+        L{SparkContext.broadcast()<pyspark.context.SparkContext.broadcast>}
+        instead.
+        """
         self.value = value
         self.bid = bid
         self._jbroadcast = java_broadcast