Python UDTFs in Unity Catalog are now generally available
GAVerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026
Registering Python user-defined table functions (UDTFs) in Unity Catalog is now generally available in Databricks Runtime 18. A Unity Catalog Python UDTF is a governed function that returns a table, invoked in the FROM clause of a SQL statement to return multiple rows and columns.
Topics: SQL, Governance, Observability
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