When running in local mode (e.g., local[4]), the number inside the brackets defines how many threads Spark will use.
Using local[*] ensures Spark uses all available CPU cores for parallelism.
Example:
spark-submit --master local[*]
Dynamic allocation and executor memory apply to cluster-based deployments, not local mode.
[Reference: Spark Master URLs, ]
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