1 files changed, 16 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/datasets/occupancy/get_occupancy.py b/datasets/occupancy/get_occupancy.py
index 0b590fa..aa12514 100644
--- a/datasets/occupancy/get_occupancy.py
+++ b/datasets/occupancy/get_occupancy.py
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@ import clevercsv
 import hashlib
 import json
 import os
+import sys
+import time
 
 from functools import wraps
 from urllib.request import urlretrieve
+from urllib.error import URLError
 
 SAMPLE = 16
 
@@ -72,7 +75,19 @@ def validate(checksum):
 
 @validate(MD5_TXT)
 def download_txt(target_path=None):
-    urlretrieve(TXT_URL, target_path)
+    count = 0
+    while count < 5:
+        count += 1
+        try:
+            urlretrieve(TXT_URL, target_path)
+            return
+        except URLError as err:
+            print(
+                "Error occurred (%r) when trying to download txt. Retrying in 5 seconds"
+                % err,
+                sys.stderr,
+            )
+            time.sleep(5)
 
 
 @validate(MD5_JSON)