Are Python UDFs supported in Unity Catalog?
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09-12-2022 06:27 PM
I am trying to execute a UDF written in Python and receive the following error message:
Error message:
[UC_COMMAND_NOT_SUPPORTED] UDF/UDAF functions are not supported in Unity Catalog.;
The limitation is not mentioned in the docs( https://docs.databricks.com/release-notes/unity-catalog/20220825.html#limitations ) so I assume UDFs are supported.
Is that correct? What else does the error message tell me?
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09-13-2022 02:24 AM
Indeed it is not mentioned in the limitations.
This blog mentions python UDFs in UC, but in databricks SQL, not the classic DE workspace.
So it seems that it is not (yet) supported, as the docs only mention SQL functions.
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09-13-2022 11:02 AM
That's unfortunate. UC is kinda useless if UDFs and streaming is not supported. Do you know when these features will be available?

