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diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/dataframe.py b/python/pyspark/sql/dataframe.py index ca9bf8efb9..c8c30ce402 100644 --- a/python/pyspark/sql/dataframe.py +++ b/python/pyspark/sql/dataframe.py @@ -459,16 +459,23 @@ class DataFrame(object): The following performs a full outer join between ``df1`` and ``df2``. :param other: Right side of the join - :param joinExprs: Join expression + :param joinExprs: a string for join column name, or a join expression (Column). + If joinExprs is a string indicating the name of the join column, + the column must exist on both sides, and this performs an inner equi-join. :param joinType: str, default 'inner'. One of `inner`, `outer`, `left_outer`, `right_outer`, `semijoin`. >>> df.join(df2, df.name == df2.name, 'outer').select(df.name, df2.height).collect() [Row(name=None, height=80), Row(name=u'Alice', height=None), Row(name=u'Bob', height=85)] + + >>> df.join(df2, 'name').select(df.name, df2.height).collect() + [Row(name=u'Bob', height=85)] """ if joinExprs is None: jdf = self._jdf.join(other._jdf) + elif isinstance(joinExprs, basestring): + jdf = self._jdf.join(other._jdf, joinExprs) else: assert isinstance(joinExprs, Column), "joinExprs should be Column" if joinType is None: |