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#List unique values in a DataFrame column
pd.unique(df.column_name.ravel())

#Convert Series datatype to numeric, getting rid of any non-numeric values
df['col'] = df['col'].astype(str).convert_objects(convert_numeric=True)

#Grab DataFrame rows where column has certain values
valuelist = ['value1', 'value2', 'value3']
df = df[df.column.isin(value_list)]

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import multiprocessing
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np

def _apply_df(args):
    df, func, kwargs = args
    return df.apply(func, **kwargs)

def apply_by_multiprocessing(df, func, **kwargs):
    workers = kwargs.pop('workers')

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# Clean workspace
rm(list=ls())

# Load MXNet
require(mxnet)

# Loading data and set up
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Load train and test datasets

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# A simple cheat sheet of Spark Dataframe syntax
# Current for Spark 1.6.1

# import statements
from pyspark.sql import SQLContext
from pyspark.sql.types import *
from pyspark.sql.functions import *

#creating dataframes
df = sqlContext.createDataFrame([(1, 4), (2, 5), (3, 6)], ["A", "B"]) # from manual data