Tips and tricks with Databricks notebooks
Since we will go through notebooks, it makes sense to mention a few tricks you can do with Databricks notebooks.
Magic
Databricks notebooks can use magic, which involves mixing in some type of non-Python component using the % syntax.
Markdown
Markdown is an advantageous way to format text, much like HTML, but it’s much simpler to write and learn. To invoke a Markdown cell, simply type %md at the start of your cell.
Other languages
When working with notebooks, it can be handy to run a command in a language other than what the notebook is set up to run. The language magic works by typing %[language] at the start of the notebook cell. For example, you can invoke %sql, %r, %scala, and %python using the language magically. Keep in mind that it is impossible to pass variables between languages, and the context of the language magic is limited to the cell itself.
