SQLAlchemy provides advanced transaction management through nested transactions and savepoints, enabling partial rollbacks and retry strategies. The guide covers how to use session.begin_nested() for creating savepoints, implementing retry logic for flaky APIs, and handling bulk data imports with granular error recovery. Key
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What Is a Transaction, Really?The Basics → commit() and rollback()What Are Savepoints and Nested Transactions?Using Nested Transactions with session.begin_nested()Retry Logic with Nested TransactionsExample → Batch Data ImportsUnder the Hood → Session StatesBest Practices for Transaction ManagementFinal ThoughtsSort: