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/). 

# CREATE GROUP
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Defines a new user group. Only a superuser can create a group.

## Syntax
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```
CREATE GROUP group_name
[ [ WITH ] [ USER username ] [, ...] ]
```

## Parameters
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 *group\$1name*   
Name of the new user group. Group names beginning with two underscores are reserved for Amazon Redshift internal use. For more information about valid names, see [Names and identifiers](r_names.md).

WITH  
Optional syntax to indicate additional parameters for CREATE GROUP.

USER  
Add one or more users to the group.

 *username*   
Name of the user to add to the group.

## Examples
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The following example creates a user group named ADMIN\$1GROUP with a two users, ADMIN1 and ADMIN2.

```
create group admin_group with user admin1, admin2;
```