Hi, I define class instance variable self.numRows = 10 to be available to all methods of this cls as below
class RandomData: def __init__(self, spark_session, spark_context): self.spark = spark_session self.sc = spark_context self.config = config self.values = dict() *self.numRows = 10* In another method of the same class, I use lambda function to generate random values def generateRamdomData(self): rdd = self.sc.parallelize(Range). \ map(lambda x: (x, uf.clustered(x, *self.numRows*), \ This fails with the error below Could not serialize object: Exception: It appears that you are attempting to reference SparkContext from a broadcast variable, action, or transformation. SparkContext can only be used on the driver, not in code that it run on workers. For more information, see SPARK-5063. However this works if I assign self.numRows to a local variable in the that method as below *numRows = self.numRows* rdd = self.sc.parallelize(Range). \ map(lambda x: (x, uf.clustered(x, *numRows*), \ Any better explanation Thanks view my Linkedin profile <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mich-talebzadeh-ph-d-5205b2/> *Disclaimer:* Use it at your own risk. Any and all responsibility for any loss, damage or destruction of data or any other property which may arise from relying on this email's technical content is explicitly disclaimed. The author will in no case be liable for any monetary damages arising from such loss, damage or destruction.