python sample to test Amazon Elasticache for Redis failover

python-redis.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import redis, time, datetime, sys

endpoint='myred.dpchko.ng.0001.usw2.cache.amazonaws.com'
#endpoint='myred-001.dpchko.0001.usw2.cache.amazonaws.com'

def prepareConn(endpoint):
	r = redis.StrictRedis(host=endpoint, port=6379, db=0, socket_timeout=1)
	return r

r = prepareConn(endpoint)

while True:
	print(datetime.datetime.now())
	try:
		print(r.set('foo','bar'))
	except:
		print "Unexpected error:", sys.exc_info()[0]
	time.sleep(1)