wait.py

import time


def check_hoge(**args):
    print "args:",
    print args
    return False


def wait(function_name, retry=5, interval=1, **args):
    try_count = 1
    while not globals()[function_name](**args):
        time.sleep(interval)
        if try_count > retry:
            raise Exception("retry over tried %d times" % try_count)
        try_count = try_count + 1

try:
    print "retry 2"
    wait("check_hoge", 2, 1, myarg1=10, myarg2=20)
except Exception as e:
    print e

try:
    print "retry 1"
    wait("check_hoge", 1, 1, myarg1=10, myarg2=20)
except Exception as e:
    print e

try:
    print "retry 0"
    wait("check_hoge", 0, 1, myarg1=10, myarg2=20)
except Exception as e:
    print e

use globals()[function_name] or getattr(self,function_name)