Amazon Redshift will no longer support the use of Python UDFs after June 30, 2026. We will start enforcing it in phases. For more information on the details of Python end of life and migration options, 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/) that was published on June 30, 2025. 

# Best practices for discovering metadata
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Amazon Redshift provides multiple ways to discover metadata. For applications and tools, including those built with AI agents, we recommend that you use the driver metadata API or `SHOW` commands for consistent, reliable, and performant metadata discovery.

**Topics**
+ [Use the Amazon Redshift driver metadata API for applications and tools](discovering-metadata-driver-api.md)
+ [Use SHOW commands](discovering-metadata-show-commands.md)
+ [Querying system tables](discovering-metadata-system-tables.md)
+ [Set the application name connection property](discovering-metadata-application-name.md)