Change the default language for databricks notebook

Question

I have a Scala notebook, but now I want the default programming language for a new cell to be Python instead. Is it possible to change the notebook in that way (preferably, in a way that doesn't require manual changing of each of the existing cells)? Thanks

Answer 1

You can change the default language of a Notebook by selecting File -> Change default cell language.

See also Set default language

As mentioned in other comments, it is possible to change the language of a single cell by using so called magic commands: %<language>

See also Mixed languages.

But they have some disadvantages e.g. you can't share variables between the different languages you use.