from peewee import Model from playhouse.sqlite_ext import SqliteExtDatabase db = SqliteExtDatabase( "openstates.db", pragmas=( ("cache_size", 1024 * 64), # 64MB page-cache. ("journal_mode", "wal"), # Use WAL-mode (you should always use this!). ("foreign_keys", 1), ), ) class BaseModel(Model): class Meta: database = db