import sqlite3
con = sqlite3.connect(":memory:")
con.execute("create table person (id integer primary key, firstname varchar unique)")
# Successful, con.commit() is called automatically afterwards
with con:
con.execute("insert into person(firstname) values (?)", ("Joe",))
# con.rollback() is called after the with block finishes with an exception, the
# exception is still raised and must be caught
try:
with con:
con.execute("insert into person(firstname) values (?)", ("Joe",))
except sqlite3.IntegrityError:
print("couldn't add Joe twice")