Just to be able to reproduce it, what are your declaration parameters and which DB/connector are you using ?
Have you see that by default SQLObject enable the autoCommit? http://www.sqlobject.org/SQLObject.html#declaring-the-class Jeff Watkins wrote: > I'm not certain whether the problem I'm about to describe is in > SQLObject or in TurboGears. So I've sent this email to both lists. > > I have the following model object: > > > hub = PackageHub("cms") > __connection__ = hub > > class Article(SQLObject,ModelHelper): > slug= StringCol( alternateID=True, length=255 ) > sourceFile= StringCol( alternateID=True ) > # more stuff > > I've created a single Article so far. When I load a fresh tg-admin > shell, and attempt to create a new transaction to manipulate the > article, the following happens: > > > Python 2.4.1 (#2, Mar 31 2005, 00:05:10) > [GCC 3.3 20030304 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 1666)] on darwin > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. > (InteractiveConsole) > >>> from cms.model import * > >>> a= Article.get(1) > >>> a._connection.transaction().begin() > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "<console>", line 1, in ? > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/ > python2.4/site-packages/SQLObject-0.7.0-py2.4.egg/sqlobject/ > dbconnection.py", line 809, in begin > assert self._obsolete, "You cannot begin a new transaction > session without rolling back this one" > AssertionError: You cannot begin a new transaction session without > rolling back this one > > > You may well ask why I'm going through the weird hoops to get a > transaction. The answer is I'm working on a generic function which > needs to create a transaction when modifying a model object. The > above is just an example of me trying to puzzle out how SQLObject works. > > Can anyone explain to me how a transaction was begun in the snippet > above? > > > -- > Jeff Watkins > http://metrocat.org/ > > 'I know about people who talk about suffering for the common good. > It's never bloody them! When you hear a man shouting "Forward, brave > comrades!" you'll see he's the one behind the bloody big rock and the > one wearing the only really arrow-proof helmet!' > -- Rincewind gives a speech on politics. (Terry Pratchett, > Interesting Times)

