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vote-apps/voting-app/utils/__init__.py

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+import time
+from redis import Redis, ConnectionError
+
+
+def connect_to_redis(host):
+    time.sleep(2)
+    print "Connecting to redis"
+
+    while True:
+        try:
+            redis = Redis(host=host, db=0)
+            redis.ping()
+            print "Connected to redis"
+            return redis
+        except ConnectionError:
+            print "Failed to connect to redis - retrying"
+            time.sleep(1)