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drop_collection()

Addedv2.3.xModifiedv2.6.x

This operation drops a collection.

Request syntax​

drop_collection(
    collection_name: str,
    timeout: Optional[float] = None,
    **kwargs,
) -> None

PARAMETERS:

  • collection_name (str) -

    [REQUIRED]

    The name of an existing collection.

  • timeout (Optional[float]) -

    The timeout duration for this operation. Setting this to None indicates that this operation timeouts when any response arrives or any error occurs.

RETURN TYPE:

NoneType

RETURNS:

None

EXCEPTIONS:

  • MilvusException

    This exception will be raised when any error occurs during this operation.

Examples​

from pymilvus import MilvusClient

client = MilvusClient(
    uri="YOUR_CLUSTER_ENDPOINT",
    token="YOUR_CLUSTER_TOKEN"
)

# Create a collection
client.create_collection(
    collection_name="test_collection",
    dimension=5
)

# List collections
res = client.list_collections()
# ['test_collection']

# Drop the collection
client.drop_collection(collection_name="test_collection")

# Verify
res = client.list_collections()
# []