wbo4958 opened a new pull request, #54106: URL: https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/54106
### What changes were proposed in this pull request? This PR adds an _on_exit handler to SparkConnectClient that is registered with Python's atexit module. When enabled via the SPARK_CONNECT_RELEASE_SESSION_ON_EXIT environment variable, the client will automatically ### Why are the changes needed? Currently, when a PySpark Connect client process exits without explicitly calling `spark.stop()`, the session may remain active on the server side, consuming resources unnecessarily. This change provides an opt-in mechanism to automatically release the session during process exit ### Does this PR introduce _any_ user-facing change? Yes. Users can now set the environment variable `SPARK_CONNECT_RELEASE_SESSION_ON_EXIT=true` to enable automatic session release when the Python process exits. ### How was this patch tested? Pass the CIs. ### Was this patch authored or co-authored using generative AI tooling? Yes, co-authored with claude-4.5-opus-high -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
