drop_partition()

This method drops a partition and the data within by name in the specified collection.

Invocation

drop_partition(partition_name, timeout=None, **kwargs)

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required
partition_name	Name of the partition to drop	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

• CollectionNotExistException: error if the collection does not exist.
• BaseException: error if the specified partition does not exist.

Example

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