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+"""psycopg context managers for connections, cursors, and pools."""
+
+
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+from extensions import connect, cursor
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def connection(**kwargs):
+    """Context manager to yield and close a db connection."""
+    connection = connect(**kwargs)
+
+    try:
+        yield connection
+
+    finally:
+        connection.close()
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def cursor(connection):
+    """
+    Context manager to yield and close a cursor given an existing db
+    connection.
+    """
+    cursor = connection.cursor()
+
+    try:
+        yield cursor
+
+    finally:
+        cursor.close()
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def connection_cursor(**kwargs):
+    """
+    Context manager to yield a cursor and close it and its connection for
+    purposes or performing a single db call.
+    """
+    connection = connect(**kwargs)
+    cursor = connection.cursor()
+
+    try:
+        yield cursor
+
+    finally:
+        cursor.close()
+        connection.close()