Emacs AWS Glue PySpark Development Setup

1. Create a new developer endpoint

   • Specify $HOME/.ssh/jumphost.pub as your public key

2. Update $HOME/.ssh/config accordingly:

   Host gluepyspark3
     Hostname ec2-???-???-???-???.ap-southeast-2.compute.amazonaws.com
     User glue
     IdentityFile ~/.ssh/jumphost
     PreferredAuthentications publickey
   

3. Try connecting to the developer endpoint:

   ssh gluepyspark3

   
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4. Do initial setup:

   • Python dependencies:

     python3 -m pip install --user python-language-server[all]

   • Optional:

     python3 -m pip install --user --upgrade pip

     pip3 --version
     # pip 21.1 from /home/glue/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip (python 3.6)

5. Create a temporary file for interactive development (e.g. spark_job.py):

   touch $HOME/spark_job.py

6. Open the file using tramp

   1. Create .dir-locals.el under /ssh:gluepyspark3:/home/glue:

      ;;; Directory Local Variables
      ;;; For more information see (info "(emacs) Directory Variables")
      
      ((python-mode . ((python-shell-interpreter-args . "")
               (python-shell-interpreter . "/usr/bin/gluepyspark3"))))
      

   2. Make sure pyls is in the $PATH:

      which pyls
      # ~/.local/bin/pyls

   3. Configure pyls to work when using TRAMP in Emacs:

      (lsp-register-client
       (make-lsp-client :new-connection (lsp-tramp-connection "~/.local/bin/pyls")
                :major-modes '(python-mode)
                :remote? t
                :server-id 'pyls-remote))
      

   4. Open spark_job.py in Emacs:

      M-x M-f /ssh:gluepyspark3:/home/glue/spark_job.py
      

   5. Make sure python-shell-interpreter has been set to "/usr/bin/gluepyspark3" as per .dir-locals.el above:

      C-h v python-shell-interpreter
      

   6. Run M-x run-python to start a Python shell within Emacs for interactive development

      • NOTE: elpy-shell-switch-to-shell doesn't work for some reason, run run-python instead

   7. ???

   8. Profit!