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Faker Works in PySpark… but Not Python
I ran into while trying to use the Faker library inside both PySpark and Python notebooks in Microsoft Fabric. I’m hoping this helps others, and I’d love confirmation from the product team on whether...
Hi abhidotnet
What you've discovered is correct, Python notebooks run on a pure kernel. They are in Public Preview and
don’t integrate with Fabric “Environments.” Instead, they support inline package installs via %pip/%conda in the notebook session and allow dropping custom libs into the notebook’s Resources folder.
There isn’t a public roadmap item that explicitly confirms when “attach Fabric Environments to Python notebooks.” will be made available.
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