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# DESCRIBE FUNCTION ENVIRONMENT

<a id="sql-desc-function-environment" />

Displays the Python package listing for the given
[Python UDF/UDTF environment(s)](/content/sql/udf/create-function-environment#sql-create-function-environment).

```sql title="DESCRIBE FUNCTION ENVIRONMENT Syntax" theme={null}
DESC[RIBE] FUNCTION ENVIRONMENT < <environment name> | * >
```

## Parameters

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="<environment name>" id="<environment-name>" defaultOpen>
    Name of the UDF environment whose Python packages will be output. Use `*` instead to output
    the Python packages of all UDF environments.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Response

The response to `DESCRIBE FUNCTION ENVIRONMENT` is a two-column result set:

| Output Column | Description |
| - | - |
| `ENVIRONMENT_NAME` | Name of the function environment |
| `PACKAGES` | Names & versions of the Python packages installed in the function environment; this includes both user-installed packages and those installed by default |

## Examples

To list the packages in the Python UDF environment `udfe_st`:

```sql DESC FUNCTION ENVIRONMENT Example theme={null}
DESC FUNCTION ENVIRONMENT udfe_st
```

To list the packages in all Python UDF environments:

```sql DESC FUNCTION ENVIRONMENT (All Environments) Example theme={null}
DESC FUNCTION ENVIRONMENT *
```


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