list_partitions()
This operation lists the partitions in a specified collection.
Request syntax
list_partitions(
collection_name: str,
timeout: Optional[float] = None
) -> list
PARAMETERS:
collection_name (str) -
[REQUIRED]
The name of an existing collection.
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:
list
RETURNS:
A list of partition names.
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. List the names of all existing partitions
client.list_partitions(
collection_name="test_collection",
)
# ['_default', 'partition_A']