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/). 

# HLL\_COMBINE\_SKETCHES function
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The HLL\_COMBINE\_SKETCHES is a scalar function that takes as input two HLLSKETCH values and combines them into a single HLLSKETCH.

The combination of two or more HyperLogLog sketches is a new HLLSKETCH that encapsulates information about the union of the distinct values that each input sketch represents.

## Syntax
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```
HLL_COMBINE_SKETCHES (hllsketch_expression1, hllsketch_expression2)
```

## Argument
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 *hllsketch\_expression1* and *hllsketch\_expression2*   
Any valid expression that evaluates to an HLLSKETCH type, such as a column name.

## Return type
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The HLL\_COMBINE\_SKETCHES function returns an HLLSKETCH type.

## Examples
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The following example returns the combined HLLSKETCH values in the table `hll_table`.

```
WITH tbl1(x, y)
     AS (SELECT Hll_create_sketch(1),
                Hll_create_sketch(2)
         UNION ALL
         SELECT Hll_create_sketch(3),
                Hll_create_sketch(4)
         UNION ALL
         SELECT Hll_create_sketch(5),
                Hll_create_sketch(6)
         UNION ALL
         SELECT Hll_create_sketch(7),
                Hll_create_sketch(8)),
     tbl2(x, y)
     AS (SELECT Hll_create_sketch(9),
                Hll_create_sketch(10)
         UNION ALL
         SELECT Hll_create_sketch(11),
                Hll_create_sketch(12)
         UNION ALL
         SELECT Hll_create_sketch(13),
                Hll_create_sketch(14)
         UNION ALL
         SELECT Hll_create_sketch(15),
                Hll_create_sketch(16)
         UNION ALL
         SELECT Hll_create_sketch(NULL),
                Hll_create_sketch(NULL)),
     tbl3(x, y)
     AS (SELECT *
         FROM   tbl1
         UNION ALL
         SELECT *
         FROM   tbl2)
SELECT Hll_combine_sketches(x, y)
FROM   tbl3;
```