    def post_transaction(self, transaction, mode):
        """Submit a valid transaction to the mempool."""
        if not mode or mode not in self.mode_list:
            raise ValidationError('Mode must be one of the following {}.'
                                  .format(', '.join(self.mode_list)))

        tx_dict = transaction.tx_dict if transaction.tx_dict else transaction.to_dict()
        payload = {
            'method': mode,
            'jsonrpc': '2.0',
            'params': [encode_transaction(tx_dict)],
            'id': str(uuid4())
        }
        # TODO: handle connection errors!
        return requests.post(self.endpoint, json=payload)
Submit a valid transaction to the mempool.
bigchaindb/lib.py