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. 

# Installing the Amazon Redshift JDBC driver, version 2.x
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To install the Amazon Redshift JDBC 4.2–compatible driver version 2.x and driver–dependent libraries for AWS SDK, extract the files from the ZIP archive to the directory of your choice. 

To install the Amazon Redshift JDBC 4.2–compatible driver version 2.x (without the AWS SDK), copy the JAR file to the directory of your choice.

To access an Amazon Redshift data store using the Amazon Redshift JDBC driver, you need to perform configuration as described following.

**Topics**
+ [Referencing the JDBC driver libraries](jdbc20-driver-libraries.md)
+ [Registering the driver class](jdbc20-register-driver-class.md)