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://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/amazon-redshift-python-user-defined-functions-will-reach-end-of-support-after-june-30-2026/). 

# ST\$1Force3D
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ST\$1Force3D is an alias for ST\$1Force3DZ. For more information, see [ST\$1Force3DZ](ST_Force3DZ-function.md).