drop_partition()
This operation drops a specified partition from the current collection.
drop_partition(
    partition_name: str
    timeout: float | None
)
Request Syntax
from pymilvus import Collection
# Get an existing collection
collection = Collection(name="string")
# drop an existing partition
collection.drop_partition(
    partition_name="string"
)
PARAMETERS:
- partition_name (str) - - 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. 
Examples
from pymilvus import Collection, CollectionSchema, FieldSchema, DataType
schema = CollectionSchema([
    FieldSchema("id", DataType.INT64, is_primary=True),
    FieldSchema("vector", DataType.FLOAT_VECTOR, dim=5)
])
# Create a collection
collection = Collection(
    name="test_collection",
    schema=schema
)
# Create a partition
partition = collection.create_partition("test_partition")
# Check whether the partition exists
collection.has_partition("test_partition") # True
# Drop the partition
collection.drop_partition("test_partition")
# Check whether the partition exists
collection.has_partition("test_partition") # False
Related operations
The following operations are related to drop_collection():