Bug: Raise proper error for dropDuplicates when wrong subset is given
Status: Resolved | Priority: Major | Resolution: Fixed
Created: 29/Jul/24 11:56
Affects Version/s: 4.0.0

Currently dropDuplicates raise unrelated internal error so we should improve it
{code:java}
>>> df.dropDuplicates(None)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/.../spark/python/pyspark/sql/classic/dataframe.py", line 1249, in dropDuplicates
    jdf = self._jdf.dropDuplicates(self._jseq(subset))
  File "/.../spark/python/lib/py4j-0.10.9.7-src.zip/py4j/java_gateway.py", line 1322, in __call__
    return_value = get_return_value(
  File "/.../spark/python/pyspark/errors/exceptions/captured.py", line 247, in deco
    return f(*a, **kw)
  File "/.../spark/python/lib/py4j-0.10.9.7-src.zip/py4j/protocol.py", line 326, in get_return_value
    raise Py4JJavaError(
py4j.protocol.Py4JJavaError: An error occurred while calling o56.dropDuplicates.
: org.apache.spark.SparkException: [INTERNAL_ERROR] Undefined error message parameter for error class: '_LEGACY_ERROR_TEMP_1201', MessageTemplate: Cannot resolve column name "<colName>" among (<fieldNames>)., Parameters: Map(colName -> null, fieldNames -> name, age) SQLSTATE: XX000
    at org.apache.spark.SparkException$.internalError(SparkException.scala:107)
    at org.apache.spark.ErrorClassesJsonReader.getErrorMessage(ErrorClassesJSONReader.scala:58)
    at org.apache.spark.SparkThrowableHelper$.getMessage(SparkThrowableHelper.scala:56)
    at org.apache.spark.SparkThrowableHelper$.getMessage(SparkThrowableHelper.scala:43)
    at org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException.<init>(AnalysisException.scala:47)
    at org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException.<init>(AnalysisException.scala:82)
    at org.apache.spark.sql.errors.QueryCompilationErrors$.cannotResolveColumnNameAmongAttributesError(QueryCompilationErrors.scala:2257)
    at org.apache.spark.sql.Dataset.$anonfun$groupColsFromDropDuplicates$1(Dataset.scala:3267)
    at scala.collection.immutable.List.flatMap(List.scala:294)
    at scala.collection.immutable.List.flatMap(List.scala:79)
    at org.apache.spark.sql.Dataset.groupColsFromDropDuplicates(Dataset.scala:3261)
    at org.apache.spark.sql.Dataset.dropDuplicates(Dataset.scala:3126)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568)
    at py4j.reflection.MethodInvoker.invoke(MethodInvoker.java:244)
    at py4j.reflection.ReflectionEngine.invoke(ReflectionEngine.java:374)
    at py4j.Gateway.invoke(Gateway.java:282)
    at py4j.commands.AbstractCommand.invokeMethod(AbstractCommand.java:132)
    at py4j.commands.CallCommand.execute(CallCommand.java:79)
    at py4j.ClientServerConnection.waitForCommands(ClientServerConnection.java:182)
    at py4j.ClientServerConnection.run(ClientServerConnection.java:106)
    at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:840)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Cannot resolve variable 'colName' (enableSubstitutionInVariables=false).
    at org.apache.commons.text.StringSubstitutor.substitute(StringSubstitutor.java:1535)
    at org.apache.commons.text.StringSubstitutor.substitute(StringSubstitutor.java:1392)
    at org.apache.commons.text.StringSubstitutor.replace(StringSubstitutor.java:896)
    at org.apache.spark.ErrorClassesJsonReader.getErrorMessage(ErrorClassesJSONReader.scala:53)
    ... 22 more {code}