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MongoDB Drop Collection

Learn all about MongoDB Drop Collection in this comprehensive tutorial.

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•You can delete a table, or collection as it is called in MongoDB, by using the drop() method.

Delete Collection

You can delete a table, or collection as it is called in MongoDB, by using the drop() method.

python

import pymongomyclient = pymongo.MongoClient("mongodb://localhost:27017/")
  mydb = myclient["mydatabase"]mycol = mydb["customers"]
mycol.drop()

The drop() method returns true if the collection was dropped successfully, and false if the collection does not exist.

2 questions

Which of the following is true about MongoDB Drop Collection?

It is strictly typedIt is evaluated at runtimeIt requires explicit memory managementIt is deprecated

What is the most common pitfall when working with MongoDB Drop Collection?

SyntaxErrorIndentationErrorNameErrorTypeError

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