drop_collection()
This operation drops a specific collection.
Request Syntax
drop_collection(
collection_name: str,
timeout: float | None,
using: str = "default",
)
PARAMETERS:
collection_name (str) -
[REQUIRED]
The name of a collection to delete.
timeout (float)
The timeout duration for this operation. Setting this to None indicates that this operation timeouts when any response arrives or any error occurs.
using (str) -
The alias of the employed connection.
The default value is default, indicating that this operation employs the default connection.
RETURN TYPE:
NoneType
RETURNS:
None
EXCEPTIONS:
N/A
Examples
from pymilvus import connections, utility
# Connect to localhost:19530
connections.connect()
# Drop a specific collection
utility.drop_collection(
collection_name="test_collection",
)
Related operations
The following operations are related to the drop_collection()
method: