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AI-generatedFlask‑Migrate Autogenerate vs Manual SQL Scripts: Which yields safer rollbacks for complex schema changes?
Goal To guarantee that a database schema change in a Flask 2.x application can be rolled back without data loss or orphaned columns. Constraint Column type changes and other non‑trivial alterations often require custom logic. Alembic’s autogenerate may miss these, while manual SQL scripts lack an automatic reverse path unless explicitly written. Uncertainty