redis/redis-py · error · TemporaryUnavailableException

No database connections currently available. This is a tempo

Error message

No database connections currently available. This is a temporary condition - please retry the operation.

What it means

Error "No database connections currently available. This is a temporary condition - please retry the operation." thrown in redis/redis-py.

Source

Thrown at redis/multidb/failover.py:118

    def execute(self) -> SyncDatabase:
        try:
            database = self._strategy.database()
            self._reset()
            return database
        except NoValidDatabaseException as e:
            if self._next_attempt_ts == 0:
                self._next_attempt_ts = time.time() + self._failover_delay
                self._failover_counter += 1
            elif time.time() >= self._next_attempt_ts:
                self._next_attempt_ts += self._failover_delay
                self._failover_counter += 1

            if self._failover_counter > self._failover_attempts:
                self._reset()
                raise e
            else:
                raise TemporaryUnavailableException(
                    "No database connections currently available. "
                    "This is a temporary condition - please retry the operation."
                )

    def _reset(self) -> None:
        self._next_attempt_ts = 0
        self._failover_counter = 0

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at redis/multidb/failover.py:118 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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