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+import pytest
+from dbt.tests.util import run_dbt
+
+PANDAS_MODEL = """
+import pandas as pd
+
+def model(dbt, session):
+    dbt.config(
+        materialized="table",
+    )
+
+    df = pd.DataFrame(
+        {'City': ['Buenos Aires', 'Brasilia', 'Santiago', 'Bogota', 'Caracas'],
+        'Country': ['Argentina', 'Brazil', 'Chile', 'Colombia', 'Venezuela'],
+        'Latitude': [-34.58, -15.78, -33.45, 4.60, 10.48],
+        'Longitude': [-58.66, -47.91, -70.66, -74.08, -66.86]}
+        )
+
+    return df
+"""
+PYSPARK_MODEL = """
+def model(dbt, session):
+    dbt.config(
+        materialized="table",
+    )
+
+    df = spark.createDataFrame(
+        [
+            ("Buenos Aires", "Argentina", -34.58, -58.66),
+            ("Brasilia", "Brazil", -15.78, -47.91),
+            ("Santiago", "Chile", -33.45, -70.66),
+            ("Bogota", "Colombia", 4.60, -74.08),
+            ("Caracas", "Venezuela", 10.48, -66.86),
+        ],
+        ["City", "Country", "Latitude", "Longitude"]
+    )
+
+    return df
+"""
+
+PANDAS_ON_SPARK_MODEL = """
+import pyspark.pandas as ps
+
+
+def model(dbt, session):
+    dbt.config(
+        materialized="table",
+    )
+
+    df = ps.DataFrame(
+        {'City': ['Buenos Aires', 'Brasilia', 'Santiago', 'Bogota', 'Caracas'],
+        'Country': ['Argentina', 'Brazil', 'Chile', 'Colombia', 'Venezuela'],
+        'Latitude': [-34.58, -15.78, -33.45, 4.60, 10.48],
+        'Longitude': [-58.66, -47.91, -70.66, -74.08, -66.86]}
+        )
+
+    return df
+"""
+
+
+class BasePySparkTests:
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def models(self):
+        return {
+            "pandas_df.py": PANDAS_MODEL,
+            "pyspark_df.py": PYSPARK_MODEL,
+            "pandas_on_spark_df.py": PANDAS_ON_SPARK_MODEL,
+        }
+
+    def test_different_dataframes(self, project):
+        # test
+        results = run_dbt(["run"])
+        assert len(results) == 3