savepoints

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A database mechanism for nested transaction control and partial rollback.

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Placed in Assess: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by framework updates, with 0 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.

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6Simon Willison·6/21/2026framework_update
sqlite-utils 4.0rc1 adds migrations and nested transactions
sqlite-utils 4.0rc1 is the first release candidate for version 4, introducing built-in database migrations and a new db.atomic() API for nested transactions via savepoints. The release also includes several backwards-incompatible changes from the alpha cycle, including updated upsert behavior and support changes for Python and SQLite versions.