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Teradata® Package for Python Function Reference - 20.00

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Teradata Package for Python
Release Number
20.00.00.11
Published
August 2026
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en-US
ft:lastEdition
2026-08-13
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TeradataPython_FxRef_Enterprise_2000
Product Category
Teradata Vantage
teradataml.dataframe.sql.DataFrameColumn.limit = limit(self)
DESCRIPTION:
    Get the highest possible subscript value in the array.
 
RETURNS:
    ColumnExpression
 
EXAMPLES:
    >>> from teradataml import *
    >>> load_example_data("array", "array_table")
 
    # Create a DataFrame on 'array_table'.
    >>> df = DataFrame("array_table")
    >>> df
                     arr1                   arr2                        arr3
    id                                                                      
    1    (10,20,30,40,50)     (23,200,215,40,21)  ('ab','bc','cd','ab','ef')
    4   (180,28,38,48,58)  (30,NULL,NULL,250,27)  ('mn','no',NULL,'op','pq')
    2   (150,25,35,45,55)       (28,50,95,90,26)  ('xy','yz','za','ab','xy')
    6   (16,261,36,46,56)     (29,170,160,46,25)  ('uv','xy','ab','xy','yz')
    3   (12,22,320,42,52)     (25,22,140,200,23)  ('pq','ab','ab','st','tu')
    5    (14,24,34,44,54)  (26,NULL,NULL,180,24)  ('ij','jk',NULL,'kl','lm')
 
    # Example 1: Get the highest possible subscript value of array column 'arr1'.
    >>> res = df.assign(arr1_limit = df.arr1.limit())
    >>> res
                     arr1                   arr2                        arr3  arr1_limit
    id                                                                                   
    1    (10,20,30,40,50)     (23,200,215,40,21)  ('ab','bc','cd','ab','ef')          10
    4   (180,28,38,48,58)  (30,NULL,NULL,250,27)  ('mn','no',NULL,'op','pq')          10
    2   (150,25,35,45,55)       (28,50,95,90,26)  ('xy','yz','za','ab','xy')          10
    6   (16,261,36,46,56)     (29,170,160,46,25)  ('uv','xy','ab','xy','yz')          10
    3   (12,22,320,42,52)     (25,22,140,200,23)  ('pq','ab','ab','st','tu')          10
    5    (14,24,34,44,54)  (26,NULL,NULL,180,24)  ('ij','jk',NULL,'kl','lm')          10