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/). 

# Using COPY with Amazon S3 access point aliases
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COPY supports Amazon S3 access point aliases. For more information, see [Using a bucket–style alias for your access point](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/access-points-alias.html) in the *Amazon Simple Storage Service User Guide*.