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/). 

# Numeric format strings
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Following, you can find a reference for numeric format strings. 

The following format strings apply to functions such as TO\$1NUMBER and TO\$1CHAR. 
+ For examples of formatting strings as numbers, see [TO\$1NUMBER](r_TO_NUMBER.md).
+ For examples of formatting numbers as strings, see [TO\$1CHAR](r_TO_CHAR.md).

[\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/dg/r_Numeric_formating.html)