Drop Collection if already exists in MongoDB using Python
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14 Jun, 2022
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Using drop() method we can drop collection if collection exists. If collection is not found then it returns False otherwise it returns True if collection is dropped.
Syntax:
drop()
Example 1:
The sample database is as follows:
import pymongo
client = pymongo.MongoClient("mongodb://localhost:27017/")
# Database name
db = client["mydatabase"]
# Collection name
col = db["gfg"]
# drop collection col1
print(col.drop())
Output:
Example 2: If collection does not exist.
import pymongo
client = pymongo.MongoClient("mongodb://localhost:27017/")
# Database name
db = client["mydatabase"]
# Collection name
col = db["gfg"]
# drop collection col1
if col.drop():
print('Deleted')
else:
print('Not Present')
Output:
Not Present
