get_block

Function

def get_block(number, full_transactions=False, attempts=18):
    if type(number) is str and number not in ('latest',) and type(number) is not int:
        raise ValueError("Invalid block number")
    while attempts > 0:
        try:
            return web3.eth.get_block(number, full_transactions=full_transactions)
        except Exception as e:
            logging.debug(e)
            time.sleep(1)
            attempts -= 1
    return None

Description

• Check if the request block is a string “latest” or a number

• Loop while there are attempts remaining

• Get the block with/without full transactions

• Return the block or null