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abhidotnet's avatar
abhidotnet
Advocate II
7 months ago

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...
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v-echaithra
Community Support
7 months ago

Hi abhidotnet ,

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Community.
At the moment, this is a current limitation of Microsoft Fabric rather than a configuration issue. Python notebooks don’t yet support attaching custom Environments, while PySpark notebooks do.
Right now, you must use %pip install in Python notebooks or use PySpark notebooks to attach environments.

Since this affects dependency management and consistency across notebook types, I’d recommend raising a feature request on Fabric Ideas so the product team can track demand and prioritize Python-runtime support for Environments. It’s likely the best way to get visibility and an official response on roadmap timing.

You’re welcome to post this in the Ideas forum here: Fabric Ideas - Microsoft Fabric Community

That’s where enhancement suggestions go. The Power BI team actively reviews and prioritizes ideas based on community feedback and votes.

Thank you.

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    v-echaithra
    Community Support
    6 months ago

    Hi abhidotnet ,

    Thank you for submitting this as a feature request and sharing the link. The product team will review and evaluate this. We appreciate you taking the time to help improve the Fabric experience.

    Thanks again for your contribution