Teradata Package for Python Function Reference on VantageCloud Lake - db_python_version_diff - Teradata Package for Python - Look here for syntax, methods and examples for the functions included in the Teradata Package for Python.
Teradata® Package for Python Function Reference on VantageCloud Lake
- Deployment
- VantageCloud
- Edition
- Lake
- Product
- Teradata Package for Python
- Release Number
- 20.00.00.08
- Published
- November 2025
- ft:locale
- en-US
- ft:lastEdition
- 2025-12-05
- dita:id
- TeradataPython_FxRef_Lake_2000
- Product Category
- Teradata Vantage
- teradataml.dbutils.dbutils.db_python_version_diff = db_python_version_diff()
- DESCRIPTION:
Function to get the difference of the Python intepreter major version installed on Vantage
and the Python version used in the current environment.
Note:
* Using this function is valid only when Python interpreter and add-on packages
are installed on the Vantage node.
RETURNS:
Empty dictionary when Python major version is same on Vantage and the current environment.
Otherwise, returns a dictionary with the following keys:
- 'vantage_version': Python major version installed on Vantage.
- 'local_version': Python major version used in the current environment.
RAISES:
TeradataMlException.
EXAMPLES:
# Note:
# These examples will work only when the Python packages are installed on Vantage.
# Example 1: Get the difference in the Python version installed on Vantage and the current environment.
>>> db_python_version_diff()
{"vantage_version": "3.7", "local_version": "3.8"}