["python","python-2.7","elasticsearch"]
How to delete an Elasticsearch Index using Python?

I have Python 2.7 and Elasticsearch 2.1.1. I used the following to delete an index: es.delete(index='researchtest', doc_type='test') but this gives me this message: return func(*args, params=params, **kwargs) TypeError: delete() takes at least 4 arguments (4 given) I also tried this technique: es.delete_by_query( index='researchtest', doc_type='test', body='{"query":{"match_all":{}}}' ) but I get this message: AttributeError: 'Elasticsearch' object has no attribute 'delete_by_query' Has the API changed for 2.1.1 for python? https://elasticsearch-py.readthedocs.org/en/master/api.html#elasticsearch.client.IndicesClient.delete
For ES 8+ use: from elasticsearch import Elasticsearch es = Elasticsearch() es.options(ignore_status=[400,404]).indices.delete(index='test-index') For older versions use this notation: from elasticsearch import Elasticsearch es = Elasticsearch() es.indices.delete(index='test-index', ignore=[400, 404])