drop_partition()
This operation drops a specified partition from the current collection.
notes
Before dropping a partition, you must first release it.
Request syntax
create_partition(
collection_name: str,
partition_name: str,
timeout: Optional[float] = None
) -> None
PARAMETERS:
__collection_name __(str) -
[REQUIRED]
The name of an existing collection.
partition_names (str)
[REQUIRED]
The name of the partition to drop.
timeout (float | None)
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.
Example
from pymilvus import MilvusClient
# 1. Create a milvus client
client = MilvusClient(
uri="http://localhost:19530",
token="root:Milvus"
)
# 2. Create a collection
client.create_collection(collection_name="test_collection", dimension=5)
# 3. Create a partition
client.create_partition(
collection_name="test_collection",
partition_name="partition_A"
)
# 4. Release partition
client.release_partitions(
collection_name="test_collection",
partition_names=["partition_A"]
)
# 4. Drop the partition
client.drop_partition(
collection_name="test_collection",
partition_name="partition_A"
)