# utils.py
import time 

# Function to retry a given function with exponential backoff in case of failure
def retry_with_backoff(func, max_retries=5, backoff_factor=0.2):
    for attempt in range(max_retries):
        try:
            # Try executing the function
            return func()
        except Exception as e:
            # If the maximum number of retries is reached, raise the exception
            if attempt == max_retries - 1:
                raise e
            # Sleep for an exponentially increasing duration before retrying
            time.sleep(backoff_factor * (2 ** attempt))