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flask db upgrade add new not nullable column

def upgrade():
    op.add_column('my_table', sa.Column('my_column', sa.String()))
    op.execute('UPDATE my_table SET my_column=my_other_column')
    op.alter_column('my_table', 'my_column', nullable=False)

flask db upgrade add new not nullable column

op.add_column('mytable', sa.Column(
    'mycolumn', 
    sa.String(), 
    nullable=False, 
    server_default='lorem ipsum', #  <---  add this
))