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I've used decorators mainly to retry a function if it throws an exception, like retrying DNS queries multiple times, etc. I've never got a chance to do more wit

by srathi 9y ago

I've used decorators mainly to retry a function if it throws an exception, like retrying DNS queries multiple times, etc. I've never got a chance to do more with them, but this article gives me an incentive to try more.

mewwts 9y ago
That never crossed my mind. Neat trick!
sheraz 9y ago
Yep. I do the exact thing for a lot of network related things (dns lookups, http requests). I use this nifty library: https://github.com/jd/tenacity https://github.com/jd/tenacity
- creeble 9y ago
  Wow, both terrific tips, thanks!