Documents and Collections Related Information 20.4.3.1 Create, List, and Drop Collections Confirm the Schema Create a Collection List Collections Drop a Collection Related Information 20.4.3.2 Working with Collections •See Collection Objects for more examples. 3869 mysql-py>  db.get_collections() [ <Collection:countryinfo>, <Collection:flags> ] mysql-py>  db.drop_collection("flags") To drop an existing collection from a schema, use the  db  object’s  drop_collection()  method. For example, to drop the  flags  collection from the current schema, issue: The  drop_collection()  method is also used in MySQL Shell to drop a relational table from a schema. To display all collections in the  world_x  schema, use the  db  object’s  get_collections()  method. Collections returned by the server you are currently connected to appear between brackets. To create a new collection in an existing schema, use the  db  object’s  createCollection()  method. The following example creates a collection called  flags  in the  world_x  schema. The method returns a collection object. <Collection:flags> mysql-py>  db.create_collection("flags") mysql-py>  \use world_x mysql-py>  db To show the value that is assigned to the schema variable, issue: If the schema value is not  Schema:world_x , then set the  db  variable by issuing: In MySQL Shell, you can create new collections, get a list of the existing collections in a schema, and remove an existing collection from a schema. Collection names are case-sensitive and each collection name must be unique. •See Working with Collections for a general overview. •CRUD EBNF Definitions provides a complete list of operations.