Honestly, sleep with backoff_factor is overhyped unless you’re dealing with *real* rate limits.
For most APIs, a fixed delay (like 1-2s) is fine. But if you’re scraping or hitting aggressive limits, yeah, exponential backoff helps.
Tools? Check out `requests-retry` or `backoff` libs—they handle this for you. No need to reinvent the wheel.
Pro tip: Add jitter (tiny random delays) to avoid thundering herd problems.
For most APIs, a fixed delay (like 1-2s) is fine. But if you’re scraping or hitting aggressive limits, yeah, exponential backoff helps.
Tools? Check out `requests-retry` or `backoff` libs—they handle this for you. No need to reinvent the wheel.
Pro tip: Add jitter (tiny random delays) to avoid thundering herd problems.