Differences between Python and PySpark

Sno.	PYTHON	PYSPARK
1	Python is an interpreter high level language for several purpose programming.	Pyspark is the python shell of spark. i e Pyspark is the interface that give access to Spark using Python
2	It is slower compared to pyspark.	It is 10 times faster than Python
3	Comparatively easier to learn for Java programmers because of syntax and standard libraries.	Pyspark arcane syntax makes it difficult to master(Verbose Language)
4	It is dynamically typed language. So it is less safer compared to Pyspark	It is statistically typed language. So it is safer than Python
5	Programs written in python cannot be submitted to a spark cluster and runs locally.	Program written in pyspark can be submitted to a spark cluster and run in a distributed manner.
6	There are also inbuilt packages and libraries available with python which are also available with Pyspark mostly.	It is thought of as a set of libraries, since there are more sub packages in Pyspark like spark, SQL, spark ML etc
7	Python works like an interpreter	In Pyspark, python is only a scripting front end, i.e.,  no interpreted Python code  is executed once  the spark  job starts
8	Waste lots of  memory (especially in case of iterations)	It doesn't waste memory. It Creates a counter value one by one.
9	Python does support heavy weight process forking using WSGI but it does not support true multi-threading.	Supports powerful concurrency  through primitives like Akka's actors
10	RDD operations cannot be done	RDD operations can be done

Author:

A.Yoga Sai Satwik

Noble John Paul