download relentlessly (even upon error - but sleep inbetween

relentless_aria2c_download.py

from subprocess import call
from time import sleep

WAIT_TIME = 5 * 60

def download():
  x = call(largs)
  if x  == 1:
    if args.relentless:
      try:
        print('Now sleeping 5 minutes to give kaltura the deserved break...')
        sleep(WAIT_TIME)
      except KeyboardInterrupt:
        pass
      return download()
    else:
      return False
  elif x == 0:
    return True, 0
  else:
    return False, x
success, exit_code = download()
if success is not True:
  print(f'exited last with exit code {exit_code}')
  exit(1)