Spark SQL “No input paths specified in jobs” when create DataFrame based on JSON file

Question

I am a beginner in Spark and I am trying to create a DataFrame based on the content of JSON file using PySpark by following the guide: http://spark.apache.org/docs/1.6.1/sql-pro

Answer 1

try to add file:// at the beginning of your absolute path: df = sqlContext.read.json("file:///user/ABC/examples/src/main/resources/people.json")