drop_collection()

This operation drops a collection.

Request syntax

Python

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

Python

from pymilvus import MilvusClient

client = MilvusClient(
    uri="http://localhost:19530",
    token="root:Milvus"
)

# 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()
# []