create_partition()
This operation creates a partition in the target collection.
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_name (string)
[REQUIRED]
The name of the partition to create.
-
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:
Partition
RETURNS:
A partition object.
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="https://inxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx.api.gcp-us-west1.zillizcloud.com:19530",
token="user:password"
)
# 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"
)