---
title: "Build a Python application using Apache Spark and YugabyteDB"
url: "https://docs.yugabyte.com/stable/integrations/apache-spark/python-ycql/"
---

# Build a Python application using Apache Spark and YugabyteDB

Learn how to build a Python application using Apache Spark and YugabyteDB YCQL

- [Java](/stable/integrations/apache-spark/java-ycql/)
- [Scala](/stable/integrations/apache-spark/scala-ycql/)
- [Python](/stable/integrations/apache-spark/python-ycql/)

## PySpark

To build your Python application using the YugabyteDB Spark Connector for YCQL, start PySpark with the following for Scala 2.12:

```sh
$ pyspark --packages com.yugabyte.spark:spark-cassandra-connector_2.12-3.3-yb-4
```