Amazon Redshift will no longer support the creation of new Python UDFs starting Patch 198. Existing Python UDFs will continue to function until June 30, 2026. For more information, see the [ blog post ](https://amazonaws-china.com/blogs/big-data/amazon-redshift-python-user-defined-functions-will-reach-end-of-support-after-june-30-2026/). 

# Getting started with Amazon Lake Formation-managed datashares
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With Amazon Redshift, you can access and share live data across Amazon accounts and Amazon Redshift clusters through Amazon Lake Formation-managed datashares. Amazon Lake Formation datashares enable data providers to securely share live data from their Amazon S3 data lake with any consumer, including other Amazon accounts and Amazon Redshift clusters.