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This pull request introduces a new executemany_fallback option to improve how executemany() handles non-bulk DML statements, allowing for client-side multi-statement batching. It also adds a new more_results() method to the connection API, enhances documentation, and expands test coverage for these features.

Enhancements to executemany() batching and options:

  • Added a new executemany_fallback option to the Connection and Cursor classes, allowing users to control whether non-bulk DML statements in executemany() are executed in a loop (default) or batched into multi-statement queries ("multi"). This includes validation, documentation, and support for configuration via connection parameters. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
  • Implemented batching logic in Cursor.executemany() for the "multi" fallback, including statement batching, error handling, and result validation.

API improvements:

  • Added a new more_results() method to the connection object, allowing users to check for additional results after a multi-statement query, and documented its usage. [1] [2] [3]

Documentation updates:

  • Expanded user guide documentation to describe the new executemany_fallback option, its configuration, and the behavior of executemany() with batching. [1] [2]
  • Documented the new more_results() method in the user guide and API reference.

Testing improvements:

  • Added new tests for the executemany_fallback option, including validation of connection and subclass defaults, and extended multi-statement tests to cover the new API. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Regular expression and utility enhancements:

  • Refactored and extended regular expressions and helper functions to support new batching and DML detection logic in cursors.py. [1] [2]

These changes provide more flexible and performant handling of bulk and non-bulk DML operations, better error handling, and improved developer experience through new APIs and documentation.

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  • New Features

    • Added configurable executemany fallback modes for loop-based or multi-statement execution.
    • Added safe batching for eligible data changes, with configurable limits, row counts, and error handling.
    • Added connection.more_results() to detect additional multi-statement results.
    • Added support for byte-string queries and safe handling of empty inputs.
  • Documentation

    • Documented fallback configuration, batching behavior, eligibility rules, limits, and transaction semantics.

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The change adds configurable executemany() multi-statement fallback, connection-level result inspection, bounded batching, error cleanup, documentation, and coverage for MySQL, Django, and SQLAlchemy integrations.

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Executemany fallback

Layer / File(s) Summary
Connection options and result inspection
src/MySQLdb/_mysql.c, src/MySQLdb/connections.py, tests/test_connection.py, doc/user_guide.rst
Connections validate "loop" and "multi" fallback modes. _mysql.connection.more_results() reports pending results without advancing them.
Multi-statement executemany execution
src/MySQLdb/cursors.py, tests/test_cursor.py, doc/user_guide.rst
Cursors detect eligible DML, build batches within count and byte limits, aggregate row counts, drain results, and close unsafe connections after protocol failures.
Framework and CI validation
.github/workflows/tests.yaml, ci/test_mysql_executemany_multi.py, tests/test_sqlalchemy.py
CI enables SQLAlchemy coverage and runs Django with the multi fallback configuration. SQLAlchemy tests cover ORM updates and Core deletes.

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This change adds opt-in multi-statement batching for eligible executemany DML while preserving loop execution by default. Generator inputs retain streaming behavior, with bounded batching and coverage for error and result-handling paths, so no merge-blocking current-head risk remains.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Application
  participant Cursor
  participant Connection
  participant MySQL
  Application->>Cursor: call executemany()
  Cursor->>Cursor: detect DML and create bounded batches
  Cursor->>Connection: execute multi-statement batch
  Connection->>MySQL: send statements
  MySQL-->>Connection: return result sets
  Connection-->>Cursor: drain results and aggregate counts
  Cursor-->>Application: return executemany result
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🟡 Changes recommended

Eagerly materializing args regresses streaming behavior and can cause unbounded memory use or prevent execution for unbounded generators.

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Pull request overview

Adds configurable multi-statement batching for non-bulk executemany() operations and exposes result-state inspection.

Changes:

  • Adds executemany_fallback with loop and multi-statement modes.
  • Adds Connection.more_results().
  • Expands documentation and integration coverage.
File summaries
File Description
tests/test_sqlalchemy.py Adds SQLAlchemy integration coverage.
tests/test_cursor.py Tests batching, limits, errors, and generators.
tests/test_connection.py Tests configuration and result detection.
src/MySQLdb/cursors.py Implements DML detection and multi-statement batching.
src/MySQLdb/connections.py Adds and validates fallback configuration.
src/MySQLdb/_mysql.c Exposes mysql_more_results().
doc/user_guide.rst Documents the new behavior and APIs.
ci/test_mysql_executemany_multi.py Enables batching for Django tests.
.github/workflows/tests.yaml Adds SQLAlchemy and Django CI coverage.
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Comment thread src/MySQLdb/cursors.py Outdated
it is equivalent to looping over args with execute().
"""
if not args:
args = list(args)

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🧹 Nitpick comments (3)
src/MySQLdb/cursors.py (2)

341-343: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

query_started is always True in the exception handler.

self._get_db() runs on Line 340, outside the try. The first statement inside the try sets query_started = True. No exception can reach the handler with query_started still False. The guard on Line 374 therefore never blocks the close.

Remove the flag, or move self._get_db() inside the try if the pre-query case is meant to be distinguished.

♻️ Proposed cleanup
         db = self._get_db()
-        query_started = False
         try:
-            query_started = True
             self.execute(query)
-            if query_started and self._multi_statement_error_needs_close(exc):
+            if self._multi_statement_error_needs_close(exc):
                 self._close_connection(db)
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In `@src/MySQLdb/cursors.py` around lines 341 - 343, Remove the redundant
query_started flag and its ineffective exception-handler guard in the cursor
execution flow, or move self._get_db() into the try block if distinguishing
pre-query failures is required; preserve the intended connection-close behavior.

273-275: 🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Avoid materializing all executemany arguments.

Cursor.executemany accepts generators, but args = list(args) consumes the entire generator before _do_execute_many, the loop, or _do_execute_many_multi starts. This creates O(n) memory usage and can fail before any statement executes. Use a first-item lookahead to preserve empty and single-item behavior, then pass an iterator to the INSERT/REPLACE and loop paths. Make _do_execute_many_multi build its existing bounded batches from that iterator.

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In `@src/MySQLdb/cursors.py` around lines 273 - 275, Update Cursor.executemany to
avoid converting all arguments with args = list(args): use first-item lookahead
to preserve empty and single-item behavior, then pass an iterator through the
INSERT/REPLACE and loop execution paths. Change _do_execute_many_multi to
construct its existing bounded batches from that iterator without materializing
the full input.
.github/workflows/tests.yaml (1)

114-114: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Django CI now covers only the "multi" fallback.

The runner switched from test_mysql to test_mysql_executemany_multi. The default executemany_fallback value is "loop", so the Django suite no longer validates the default configuration. A regression in the loop path would pass CI.

Run both settings modules, or keep test_mysql and add the multi run as a second step.

♻️ Proposed change
           cd django-${DJANGO_VERSION}/tests/
+          PYTHONPATH=.. python3 ./runtests.py --settings=test_mysql
           PYTHONPATH=.. python3 ./runtests.py --settings=test_mysql_executemany_multi
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In @.github/workflows/tests.yaml at line 114, Update the Django CI test command
to run both the default test_mysql settings and the test_mysql_executemany_multi
settings, preserving coverage of the default "loop" fallback and the "multi"
fallback.
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In @.github/workflows/tests.yaml:
- Line 114: Update the Django CI test command to run both the default test_mysql
settings and the test_mysql_executemany_multi settings, preserving coverage of
the default "loop" fallback and the "multi" fallback.

In `@src/MySQLdb/cursors.py`:
- Around line 341-343: Remove the redundant query_started flag and its
ineffective exception-handler guard in the cursor execution flow, or move
self._get_db() into the try block if distinguishing pre-query failures is
required; preserve the intended connection-close behavior.
- Around line 273-275: Update Cursor.executemany to avoid converting all
arguments with args = list(args): use first-item lookahead to preserve empty and
single-item behavior, then pass an iterator through the INSERT/REPLACE and loop
execution paths. Change _do_execute_many_multi to construct its existing bounded
batches from that iterator without materializing the full input.

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