# Preparing a statement before hand can help protect against injections.
stmt = sqlalchemy.text(
"INSERT INTO votes (time_cast, candidate) VALUES (:time_cast, :candidate)"
)
try:
# Using a with statement ensures that the connection is always released
# back into the pool at the end of statement (even if an error occurs)
with db.connect() as conn:
conn.execute(stmt, time_cast=time_cast, candidate=team)
except Exception as e:
# If something goes wrong, handle the error in this section. This might
# involve retrying or adjusting parameters depending on the situation.
# ...