Enable Python plugin

The Python plugin runs a user-defined function (UDF) using a Python script. The Python script gets tabular data as its input, and produces tabular output. For more information on the Python plugin, see Python plugin.

Prerequisite

• A workspace with a Microsoft Fabric-enabled capacity
• A KQL database with editing permissions

Enable the plugin

The plugin is disabled by default.

1. To enable the plugin, browse to your KQL database.

2. Select Manage > Plugins.

3. Enable the Python language extension by toggling the button to On, then select Done.

   Warning

   • Enabling the Python plugin consumes additional compute resources, which might lead to increased costs.
   • Enabling plugins requires a refresh of the cached data on the SSD disk, which can take up to one hour.

   

Related content

• For examples of user-defined functions that use the Python plugin, see the Functions library
• Query data in a KQL queryset