Downloading and installing the Amazon Redshift ODBC driver - Amazon Redshift

Amazon Redshift will no longer support the creation of new Python UDFs starting November 1, 2025. If you would like to use Python UDFs, create the UDFs prior to that date. Existing Python UDFs will continue to function as normal. For more information, see the blog post .

Downloading and installing the Amazon Redshift ODBC driver

Use the steps in this section to download and install the Amazon Redshift ODBC driver on a supported version of macOS X. The installation process installs the driver files in the following directories:

  • /opt/amazon/redshift/lib/universal

  • /opt/amazon/redshift/ErrorMessages

  • /opt/amazon/redshift/Setup

To install the Amazon Redshift ODBC driver on macOS X

  1. To install the Amazon Redshift ODBC driver on macOS X, download the macOS driver version 1.6.1.

    Then download and review the Amazon Redshift ODBC and JDBC driver license agreement.

  2. Double-click AmazonRedshiftODBC.pkg to run the installer.

  3. Follow the steps in the installer to complete the driver installation process. To perform the installation, agree to the terms of the license agreement.

Important

When you have finished installing the driver, configure it for use on your system. For more information on driver configuration, see Use an ODBC driver manager to configure the driver.