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mb.start_sparknlp(...)

Starts (or restarts) a PySpark session configured for running Spark NLP within Modelbit's deployment environment.

Parameters​

  • gpu: Optional[bool] Whether to enable GPU acceleration. Default False
  • apple_silicon: Optional[bool] Whether to enable Apple Silicon support for macOS. Default False
  • aarch64: Optional[bool] Whether to enable Linux Aarch64 support. Default False

Returns​

A PySpark instances with parameters set up for Spark NLP.

Examples​

Start a standard session​

mb.start_sparknlp()

Start a session with GPU support​

mb.start_sparknlp(gpu=True)