{"data":{"slug":"milvus-io-pymilvus","name":"pymilvus","tagline":"Python SDK for Milvus Vector Database","github_url":"https://github.com/milvus-io/pymilvus","owner":"milvus-io","repo":"pymilvus","owner_avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/51735404?v=4","primary_language":"Python","stars":1406,"forks":453,"topics":["anns","faiss","faiss-vector-database","milvus","milvus-lite","milvus-sdk","python","python-sdk","vector-database"],"archived":false,"github_pushed_at":"2026-08-19T07:15:13+00:00","maintenance_label":"Very active","stars_delta_30d":6,"url":"https://www.graphcanon.com/tools/milvus-io-pymilvus","markdown_url":"https://www.graphcanon.com/tools/milvus-io-pymilvus.md","api_url":"https://www.graphcanon.com/api/graphcanon/tools/milvus-io-pymilvus","graph_url":"https://www.graphcanon.com/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=milvus-io-pymilvus","description":"Python SDK for Milvus Vector Database","homepage_url":null,"license":"Apache-2.0","open_issues":342,"watchers":16,"ai_summary":"Provides an interface to interact with the Milvus vector database using Python.","readme_excerpt":"## Installation\n\nYou can install PyMilvus via `pip` or `pip3` for Python 3.9+:\n\n```shell\n$ pip3 install pymilvus\n$ pip3 install pymilvus[model] # for milvus-model\n$ pip3 install pymilvus[bulk_writer] # for bulk_writer\n```\n\nYou can install a specific version of PyMilvus by:\n\n```shell\n$ pip3 install pymilvus==2.4.10\n```\n\nYou can upgrade PyMilvus to the latest version by:\n\n```shell\n$ pip3 install --upgrade pymilvus\n```\n\n---\n\n# Install pre-commit (if not already installed)\n$ uv tool install pre-commit\n\n---\n\n# Install the git hook scripts\n$ pre-commit install\n```\n\nQ7. 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