How to use make_transient() to duplicate an SQLAlchemy mapped object?

Question

I know the question how to duplicate or copy a SQLAlchemy mapped object was asked a lot of times. The answer always depends on the needs or how \"duplicate\" or \"copy\" is

Answer 1

After makeing a object instance transient you have to remove its object-id. Without an object-id you can add it again to the database which generates a new object-id for it.

if __name__ == '__main__':
    # the persistent object with an identiy in the database
    obj = GetOneMachineDataFromDatabase()

    # make it transient
    make_transient(obj)
    # remove the identiy / object-id
    obj._oid = None
    # adding the object again generates a new identiy / object-id
    _session.add(obj)
    # this include a flush() and create a new primary key
    _session.commit()