annotate python/example/retry.py @ 797:3575840553c8

thought about putting this in example; but lets delete this instead
author Jeff Hammel <k0scist@gmail.com>
date Fri, 28 Oct 2016 10:44:50 -0700
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1 def retry(f, retries=5, args=(), kw=None, exceptions=()):
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3 kw = kw or {}
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4 for index in range(retries):
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5 try:
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6 return f(*args, **kw)
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7 except Exception as e:
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8 if isinstance(e, exceptions):
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9 print ("something bad happen")
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10 else:
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11 raise
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12 raise RetryTimeout("Tries a bunch of times :(")