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diff --git a/ec2/retry_decorator.py b/ec2/retry_decorator.py
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-import time
-from functools import wraps
-
-def retry(ExceptionToCheck, tries=4, delay=3, backoff=2, logger=None):
-    """Retry calling the decorated function using an exponential backoff.
-
-    http://www.saltycrane.com/blog/2009/11/trying-out-retry-decorator-python/
-    original from: http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonDecoratorLibrary#Retry
-
-    :param ExceptionToCheck: the exception to check. may be a tuple of
-        exceptions to check
-    :type ExceptionToCheck: Exception or tuple
-    :param tries: number of times to try (not retry) before giving up
-    :type tries: int
-    :param delay: initial delay between retries in seconds
-    :type delay: int
-    :param backoff: backoff multiplier e.g. value of 2 will double the delay
-        each retry
-    :type backoff: int
-    :param logger: logger to use. If None, print
-    :type logger: logging.Logger instance
-    """
-    def deco_retry(f):
-
-        @wraps(f)
-        def f_retry(*args, **kwargs):
-            mtries, mdelay = tries, delay
-            while mtries > 1:
-                try:
-                    return f(*args, **kwargs)
-                except ExceptionToCheck, e:
-                    msg = "%s, Retrying in %d seconds..." % (str(e), mdelay)
-                    if logger:
-                        logger.warning(msg)
-                    else:
-                        print msg
-                    time.sleep(mdelay)
-                    mtries -= 1
-                    mdelay *= backoff
-            return f(*args, **kwargs)
-
-        return f_retry  # true decorator
-
-    return deco_retry