requests_retry_session#

documenteer.requestsutils.requests_retry_session(retries=3, backoff_factor=0.3, status_forcelist=(500, 502, 504), session=None)#

Create a requests session that handles errors by retrying.

Parameters:

  • retries (int, optional) – Number of retries to attempt.

  • backoff_factor (float, optional) – Backoff factor.

  • status_forcelist (sequence of str, optional) – Status codes that must be retried.

  • session (requests.Session) – An existing requests session to configure.

Returns:

session – Requests session that can take get and post methods, for example.

Return type:

requests.Session

Notes

This function is based on https://www.peterbe.com/plog/best-practice-with-retries-with-requests by Peter Bengtsson.