SQLAlchemy Transaction Isolation Level
Set per-session isolation levels in SQLAlchemy, using repeatable read for consistent reports and read committed for regular traffic.
Code
from sqlalchemy import create_engine, text
from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
engine = create_engine(
'postgresql+psycopg://user:pass@localhost/reporting',
isolation_level='READ COMMITTED',
pool_size=10,
max_overflow=5,
pool_pre_ping=True,
)
reporting_engine = engine.execution_options(
isolation_level='REPEATABLE READ'
)
def transfer_funds(session: Session, src: int, dst: int, amount: int) -> None:
session.execute(
text('UPDATE accounts SET balance = balance - :amt WHERE id = :id'),
{'amt': amount, 'id': src},
)
row = session.execute(
text('SELECT balance FROM accounts WHERE id = :id'),
{'id': src},
).scalar_one()
if row < 0:
raise ValueError('overdraft rejected')
session.execute(
text('UPDATE accounts SET balance = balance + :amt WHERE id = :id'),
{'amt': amount, 'id': dst},
)
with Session(engine) as session:
with session.begin():
transfer_funds(session, src=1, dst=2, amount=75)
with Session(reporting_engine) as session:
snapshot = session.execute(
text('SELECT sum(balance) FROM accounts')
).scalar_one()
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