1. import requests
  2. import time
  4. def fetch_api_resource_with_timeout(url, timeout=5):
  5. """
  6. Fetches a resource from an API URL with a timeout.
  8. Args:
  9. url (str): The URL of the API resource.
  10. timeout (int): The timeout in seconds.
  12. Returns:
  13. requests.Response: The response object if successful, None otherwise.
  14. """
  15. try:
  16. response = requests.get(url, timeout=timeout) # Make the API request
  17. response.raise_for_status() # Raise HTTPError for bad responses (4xx or 5xx)
  18. return response
  19. except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
  20. print(f"Error fetching resource from {url}: {e}")
  21. return None
  23. if __name__ == '__main__':
  24. # Example usage
  25. api_url = "https://rickandmortyapi.com/api/character" #Example API
  26. response = fetch_api_resource_with_timeout(api_url)
  28. if response:
  29. print(f"Status code: {response.status_code}")
  30. #Process the response data (e.g., parse JSON)
  31. #print(response.json())
  32. else:
  33. print("Failed to fetch resource.")

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