Reddit APIException Handler

apiexception_timeout_handler.py

import time
import re

import praw


_pattern = re.compile('again in (?P<number>[0-9]+) (?P<unit>\w+)s?\.$', re.IGNORECASE)

def handle_rate_limit(exc):
    time_map = {
        'second': 1,
        'minute': 60,
        'hour': 60 * 60,
    }
    matches = _pattern.search(exc.message)
    delay = matches[0] * time_map[matches[1]]
    time.sleep(delay + 1)
	
def do_stuff():
    pass

while True:
    try:
        do_stuff()
        break
    except praw.exceptions.APIException as e:
        if e.error_type == 'RATELIMIT':
            handle_rate_limit(e)
        else:
            raise