[Python-ideas] Retrying EAFP without DRY

[Carl M. Johnson]

On Jan 20, 2012, at 11:14 PM, Carl M. Johnson wrote:

>    def try_repeatedly(times, exception, callback, args, kwargs):
>        for _ in range(times):
>            try:
>                return callback(*args, **kwargs)
>            except exception:
>                continue
>            break
>        error_message = "Tried {} times but could not complete callback {}"
>        error_message = error_message.format(times, repr(callback))
>        raise Exception(error_message)
> 
>    try_repeatedly(5, SpamError, do_something, [x])

Oops, don't need the "break".