Okay lets try this again

global_func/contest_pricing_api.py

@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 
 import pandas as pd
-from curl_cffi import requests
+try:
+    from curl_cffi import requests as http_requests
+    USE_IMPERSONATE = True
+except Exception:
+    import requests as http_requests
+    USE_IMPERSONATE = False
 
 
 SPORT_API_MAP = {
@@ -26,14 +31,18 @@ def _clean_contest_name(name: str) -> str:
     return name.strip()
 
 
+def _http_get_json(url: str, timeout: int = 20) -> dict:
+    if USE_IMPERSONATE:
+        response = http_requests.get(url, impersonate="chrome", timeout=timeout)
+    else:
+        response = http_requests.get(url, timeout=timeout)
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    return response.json()
+
+
 def fetch_contests_for_selection(sport_var: str, type_var: str) -> list[dict]:
     sport_code = SPORT_API_MAP.get(sport_var, sport_var)
-    response = requests.get(
-        f"https://www.draftkings.com/lobby/getcontests?sport={sport_code}",
-        impersonate="chrome",
-        timeout=20,
-    )
-    data = response.json()
+    data = _http_get_json(f"https://www.draftkings.com/lobby/getcontests?sport={sport_code}")
     contests = data.get("Contests", [])
 
     filtered = []
@@ -68,23 +77,17 @@ def fetch_contests_for_selection(sport_var: str, type_var: str) -> list[dict]:
 
 
 def fetch_pricing_for_contest(contest_id: int | str) -> pd.DataFrame:
-    contest_resp = requests.get(
-        f"https://api.draftkings.com/contests/v1/contests/{contest_id}?format=json",
-        impersonate="chrome",
-        timeout=20,
+    contest_data = _http_get_json(
+        f"https://api.draftkings.com/contests/v1/contests/{contest_id}?format=json"
     )
-    contest_data = contest_resp.json()
     contest_detail = contest_data.get("contestDetail", {})
     draft_group_id = contest_detail.get("draftGroupId")
     if draft_group_id is None:
         raise ValueError("No draftGroupId returned for selected contest.")
 
-    draftables_resp = requests.get(
-        f"https://api.draftkings.com/draftgroups/v1/draftgroups/{draft_group_id}/draftables",
-        impersonate="chrome",
-        timeout=20,
-    )
-    draftables_data = draftables_resp.json().get("draftables", [])
+    draftables_data = _http_get_json(
+        f"https://api.draftkings.com/draftgroups/v1/draftgroups/{draft_group_id}/draftables"
+    ).get("draftables", [])
 
     rows = []
     for draftable in draftables_data: