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Transcript
Building Data Pipelines with Python Data Engineer @ TY
@mfcabrera
[email protected]
Miguel Cabrera PyCon Deutschland 30.10.2016
Agenda
Agenda Context Data Pipelines with Luigi Tips and
Tricks Examples
Data Processing Pipelines
cat file.txt | wc -‐ l | mail -‐s
“hello”
[email protected]
ETL
ETL • Extract data from a data source •
Transform the data • Load into a sink
None
Feature Extraction Parameter Estimation Model Training Feature Extraction
Model Predict Visualize/ Format
Steps in different technologies
Steps can be run in parallel
Steps have complex dependencies among them
Workflows • Repeat • Parametrize •
Resume • Schedule it
None
None
“A Python framework for data flow definition and execution” Luigi
Concepts
Concepts Tasks Parameters Targets Scheduler & Workers
Tasks
None
1
2
3
4
WordCountTask file.txt wc.txt
WordCountTask file.txt wc.txt ToJsonTask wc.json
None
Parameters
None
Parameters Used to idenNfy the task From arguments
or from configuraNon Many types of Parameters (int, date, boolean, date range, Nme delta, dict, enum)
Targets
Targets Resources produced by a Task Typically Local files
or files distributed file system (HDFS) Must implement the method exists() Many targets available
None
Scheduler & Workers
None
Source: h@p:/ /www.arashrouhani.com/luigid-‐basics-‐jun-‐2015
BaVeries Included
Batteries Included Package contrib filled with goodies Good support
for Hadoop Different Targets Extensible
Task Types Task -‐ Local Hadoop MR, Pig, Spark,
etc SalesForce, ElasNcsearch, etc. ExternalProgram check luigi.contrib !
Target LocalTarget HDFS, S3, FTP, SSH, WebHDFS, etc.
ESTarget, MySQLTarget, MSQL, Hive, SQLAlchemy, etc.
None
Tips & Tricks
Separate pipeline and logic
Extend to avoid boilerplate code
DRY
Conclusion Luigi is a mature, baVeries-‐included alternaNve for building
data pipelines Lacks of powerful visualizaNon of the pipelines Requires a external way of launching jobs (i.e. cron). Hard to debug MR Jobs
Lear More hVps:/ /github.com/spoNfy/luigi hVp:/ /luigi.readthedocs.io/en/stable/
Thanks!
Credits • pipe icon by Oliviu Stoian from the Noun
Project • Photo Credit: (CC) h@ps:/ /www.flickr.com/photos/ 47244853@N03/29988510886 from hb.s via Compfight • Concrete Mixer: (CC) h@ps:/ /www.flickr.com/photos/ 145708285@N03/30138453986 by MasLabor via Compfight