NewsBlur/utils/archive/check_status.py

import time

import requests

url = "http://www.newsblur.com"


while True:
    start = time.time()
    req = requests.get(url)
    content = req.content
    end = time.time()
    print(
        (
            " ---> [%s] Retrieved %s bytes - %s %s"
            % (str(end - start)[:4], len(content), req.status_code, req.reason)
        )
    )
    time.sleep(5)