Conditionally use transaction.autocommit when running migrations.

django_openid_auth/migrations/0002_add_perm_account_verified.py

@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@
 from south.utils import datetime_utils as datetime
 from south.db import db
 from south.v2 import DataMigration
-from django.db import models, transaction
+from django.db import connection, models, transaction
 
 class Migration(DataMigration):
 
-    def forwards(self, orm):
-        "Write your forwards methods here."
-        with transaction.autocommit():
+    def add_account_verified_permission(self, orm):
         ct, _ = orm['contenttypes.ContentType'].objects.get_or_create(
             model='useropenid', app_label='django_openid_auth',
             defaults=dict(name='user open id'))
@@ -16,6 +14,14 @@ class Migration(DataMigration):
             content_type=ct, codename='account_verified',
             defaults=dict(name=u'The OpenID account has been verified'))
 
+    def forwards(self, orm):
+        "Write your forwards methods here."
+        if connection._savepoint_allowed():
+            self.add_account_verified_permission(orm)
+        else:
+            with transaction.autocommit():
+                self.add_account_verified_permission(orm)
+
     def backwards(self, orm):
         "Write your backwards methods here."
 

example_consumer/settings.py

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ if django_version >= "1.2":
     DATABASES = {
         'default': {
             'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
-                         'NAME': 'sqlite.db'
+            'NAME': 'sqlite.db',
         }
     }
     TEMPLATE_LOADERS = (