django transaction.set_autocommit(False)

example from: stackoverflow Show archive.org snapshot

from django.db import models
from django.db import transaction

class MyModel(models.Model):
    # model definition

    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
        transaction.set_autocommit(False)
        try:
            super(MyModel, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
            foo() # do_other_things
        except:
            transaction.rollback()
            raise
        else:
            transaction.commit()
        finally:
            transaction.set_autocommit(True)