"Fatal error: The Python kernel is unresponsive." DBR 14.3

[ac0]

Running almost any notebook with a merge statement in Databricks with DBR 14.3 I get the following error and the notebook exists:

"Fatal error: The Python kernel is unresponsive."

I would provide more code, but like I said, it is pretty much anything with a merge statement, except for the tiniest of batches. Anything larger than that fails. Changing the compute to DBR 13.3 resolves the issue. Has anyone else encountered anything similar?

[Ayushi_Suthar]

Hi @ac0 , Hope you are doing well! 

The "Fatal error: The Python kernel is unresponsive" error generally means the Jupyter Kernel is still running but is not responsive within a specific time frame.

Please try to increase the timeout by specifying config "spark.databricks.driver.python.pythonHealthCheckTimeoutSec" to 300 (5 min, default is 1.5 min). And let us know if you still see the error after applying the configuration.

Also we do have a kb article around this issue explaining the cause and possible solution to resolve the issue in future.
https://kb.databricks.com/en_US/clusters/python-kernel-is-unresponsive-error-message

Please let me know if this helps and leave a like if this information is useful, followups are appreciated.
Kudos
Ayushi

[ac0]

Thanks @Ayushi_Suthar. I will try this and report back. Is "spark.databricks.driver.python.pythonHealthCheckTimeoutSec" a new configuration setting? Literally nothing on Google or Stackoverflow is returned when I search by either that full name or even just "pythonHealthCheckTimeoutSec." I want to make sure I have a good understanding of it, so is there any documentation or further information you have that I could review?