How to fix 'NameError' name 'xxx' is not defined

Parul_ch
Parul_ch Partner, Registered Posts: 34 Partner

Hi,

While running a python recipe for generating 2 output datasets, getting an error :

<class 'NameError'>: name 'ptk_ddd_df' is not defined

in #Write recipe outputs, in this line ptk_ddd.write_with_schema(ptk_ddd_df):

# Write recipe outputs
ptk_ddd = dataiku.Dataset("PTK_DDD")

ptk_ddd.write_with_schema(ptk_ddd_df)

dtd_ptk = dataiku.Dataset("DTD_PTK")
dtd_ptk.write_with_schema(dtd_ptk_df)

Kindly suggest.

Thanks,

Parul.

(Topic title edited by moderator to be more descriptive. Original title "Using Dataiku")

Answers

  • JuanE
    JuanE Dataiker, Registered Posts: 45 Dataiker
    edited July 17

    Hello,

    That error is thrown by the Python interpreter, letting you know that ptk_ddd_df has not been previously defined before using it. You are supposed to implement the logic in Python that populates a Pandas dataframe (the variable you are missing, in this case) that is then written to the dataset. This is what the boilerplate code looks like for a Python recipe writing to two output datasets (a and b) should look like:

    # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
    import dataiku
    import pandas as pd, numpy as np
    from dataiku import pandasutils as pdu
    
    # Compute recipe outputs
    # TODO: Write here your actual code that computes the outputs
    # NB: DSS supports several kinds of APIs for reading and writing data. Please see doc.
    
    # It is up to you to implement the logic below that will create pandas dataframes (a_df and b_df) that will then be written to the dataset
    a_df = ... # Compute a Pandas dataframe to write into a
    b_df = ... # Compute a Pandas dataframe to write into b
    
    # Write recipe outputs
    a = dataiku.Dataset("a")
    a.write_with_schema(a_df)
    b = dataiku.Dataset("b")
    b.write_with_schema(b_df)
    

    I hope that clarifies it. If you still need help, please share your entire recipe code so that we can inspect it.

  • Parul_ch
    Parul_ch Partner, Registered Posts: 34 Partner

    Hi,

    Thanks for the clarity.

    -Parul.

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