[SPARK-10305] [SQL] fix create DataFrame from Python class

python/pyspark/sql/tests.py

@@ -145,6 +145,12 @@ class PythonOnlyPoint(ExamplePoint):
     __UDT__ = PythonOnlyUDT()
 
 
+class MyObject(object):
+    def __init__(self, key, value):
+        self.key = key
+        self.value = value
+
+
 class DataTypeTests(unittest.TestCase):
     # regression test for SPARK-6055
     def test_data_type_eq(self):
@@ -383,6 +389,12 @@ def test_infer_nested_schema(self):
         df = self.sqlCtx.inferSchema(rdd)
         self.assertEquals(Row(field1=1, field2=u'row1'), df.first())
 
+    def test_create_dataframe_from_objects(self):
+        data = [MyObject(1, "1"), MyObject(2, "2")]
+        df = self.sqlCtx.createDataFrame(data)
+        self.assertEqual(df.dtypes, [("key", "bigint"), ("value", "string")])
+        self.assertEqual(df.first(), Row(key=1, value="1"))
+
     def test_select_null_literal(self):
         df = self.sqlCtx.sql("select null as col")
         self.assertEquals(Row(col=None), df.first())

python/pyspark/sql/types.py

@@ -537,13 +537,19 @@ def toInternal(self, obj):
                 return tuple(f.toInternal(obj.get(n)) for n, f in zip(self.names, self.fields))
             elif isinstance(obj, (tuple, list)):
                 return tuple(f.toInternal(v) for f, v in zip(self.fields, obj))
+            elif hasattr(obj, "__dict__"):
+                d = obj.__dict__
+                return tuple(f.toInternal(d.get(n)) for n, f in zip(self.names, self.fields))
             else:
                 raise ValueError("Unexpected tuple %r with StructType" % obj)
         else:
             if isinstance(obj, dict):
                 return tuple(obj.get(n) for n in self.names)
             elif isinstance(obj, (list, tuple)):
                 return tuple(obj)
+            elif hasattr(obj, "__dict__"):
+                d = obj.__dict__
+                return tuple(d.get(n) for n in self.names)
             else:
                 raise ValueError("Unexpected tuple %r with StructType" % obj)