Drop Collection if already exists in MongoDB using Python

Using drop() method we can drop collection data if data is already exist. If data is not found then it returns False otherwise it returns True if collection is dropped.

Syntax:

drop()

Example 1:

Sample Database:

Python3

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.

Python3

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

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