load()

This method loads the specified collection to memory (for search or query).

Invocation

load(partition_names=None, timeout=None, **kwargs)

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required
partition_names	Name of the partition(s) to load	list[String]	False
replica_number	Number of the replica(s) to load	Integer	False
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
kwargs: _async	Boolean value to indicate if to invoke asynchronously	Bool	False

Return

No return.

Raises

• CollectionNotExistException: error if the collection does not exist.
• ParamError: error if the parameters are invalid.
• BaseException: error if the specified partition does not exist.

Example

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