Code RoomRetry backoff too aggressive
HardPrep Room Coding #2226

Retry backoff too aggressive

Code reviewNetworking & APIsSenior–Staff~20 min

Review this Python wrapper that retries a flaky read API.

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Separate real bugs from style. Rank issues by severity, point at the root cause rather than the symptom, and suggest a concrete fix, specific and kind.

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1import requests, time
2 
3def get_quote(symbol):
4 while True:
5 try:
6 r = requests.get(f"https://quotes.internal/{symbol}", timeout=2)
7 r.raise_for_status()
8 return r.json()
9 except requests.RequestException:
10 time.sleep(0.05)
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