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.. _api.extensions:

==========
Extensions
==========
.. currentmodule:: pyspark.pandas.extensions

Accessors
---------

Accessors can be written and registered with pandas-on-Spark Dataframes, Series, and
Index objects. Accessors allow developers to extend the functionality of
pandas-on-Spark objects seamlessly by writing arbitrary classes and methods which are
then wrapped in one of the following decorators.

.. autosummary::
   :toctree: api/

   register_dataframe_accessor
   register_series_accessor
   register_index_accessor