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Diffstat (limited to 'python/pyspark/broadcast.py')
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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 |