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# Window DStream print(n)

### print(n)

Prints the first ten elements (default to 10) of every batch of data in a DStream on the driver node running the streaming application. This is useful for development and debugging.

Python API This is called pprint() in the Python API.

Example:

```
messages4.print()

ssc.start()
ssc.awaitTermination()
```