# HG changeset patch
# User Jeff Hammel <k0scist@gmail.com>
# Date 1441036497 25200
# Node ID 88f19ebb43eacef422d6002dfb550e71a8e51832
# Parent  af7b427b3b83294080a613770857fb96de7373ed
add example retry function

diff -r af7b427b3b83 -r 88f19ebb43ea python/example/retry.py
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/python/example/retry.py	Mon Aug 31 08:54:57 2015 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+def retry(f, retries=5, args=(), kw=None, exceptions=()):
+
+    kw = kw or {}
+    for index in range(retries):
+        try:
+            return f(*args, **kw)
+        except Exception as e:
+            if isinstance(e, exceptions):
+                print ("something bad happen")
+            else:
+                raise
+    raise RetryTimeout("Tries a bunch of times :(")
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