Updated the documentation for savepoints.

Apparently django.db.transaction used to be an object.
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@ -193,24 +193,32 @@ Each of these functions takes a ``using`` argument which should be the name of
a database for which the behavior applies. If no ``using`` argument is a database for which the behavior applies. If no ``using`` argument is
provided then the ``"default"`` database is used. provided then the ``"default"`` database is used.
Savepoints are controlled by three methods on the transaction object: Savepoints are controlled by three functions in :mod:`django.db.transaction`:
.. method:: transaction.savepoint(using=None) .. function:: savepoint(using=None)
Creates a new savepoint. This marks a point in the transaction that Creates a new savepoint. This marks a point in the transaction that
is known to be in a "good" state. is known to be in a "good" state.
Returns the savepoint ID (sid). Returns the savepoint ID (``sid``).
.. method:: transaction.savepoint_commit(sid, using=None) .. function:: savepoint_commit(sid, using=None)
Updates the savepoint to include any operations that have been performed Releases savepoint ``sid``. The changes performed since the savepoint was
since the savepoint was created, or since the last commit. created become part of the transaction.
.. method:: transaction.savepoint_rollback(sid, using=None) .. function:: savepoint_rollback(sid, using=None)
Rolls the transaction back to the last point at which the savepoint was Rolls back the transaction to savepoint ``sid``.
committed.
These functions do nothing if savepoints aren't supported or if the database
is in autocommit mode.
In addition, there's a utility function:
.. function:: clean_savepoints(using=None)
Resets the counter used to generate unique savepoint IDs.
The following example demonstrates the use of savepoints:: The following example demonstrates the use of savepoints::