compact()

This method compacts data by merging small segments in a collection in Milvus.

Invocation

compact(collection_name, timeout=None, **kwargs):

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required
collection_name	Name of the collection to to compact.	String	True
timeout	An optional duration of time in seconds to allow for the RPC. If it is set to None, the client keeps waiting until the server responds or error occurs.	Float	False

Return

No return.

Raises

• BaseException: error if the collection does not exist.

Example

from pymilvus import Collection
collection = Collection("book")      # Get an existing collection.
collection.compact()