from functools import wraps
from time import sleep

def retry(attempts=3, wait=2):
  if attempts < 0 or attempts > 5:
    retry_times = 3
  else:
    retry_times = attempts
  if wait < 0 or wait > 5:
    retry_wait = 2
  else:
    retry_wait = after
  def retry_decorator(func):
    @wraps(func)
    def wrapped_function(*args, **kwargs):
      while retry_times > 0:
        try:
          return func(*args, **kwargs)
        except :
          sleep(retry_wait)
          retry_times -= 1
    return wrapped_function
  return retry_decorator

@retry(7, 8)
def test():
  print 23333
  raise Exception('Call me exception 2333.')

if __name__ == '__main__':
  test()

output: UnboundLocalError: local variable 'retry_times' referenced before assignment

def retry(attempts=3, wait=2):
  temp_dict = {
    'retry_times': 3 if attempts < 0 or attempts > 5 else attempts,
    'retry_wait': 2 if wait < 0 or wait > 5 else wait
  }

  def retry_decorate(fn):
    @wraps(fn)
    def wrapped_function(*args, **kwargs):
      print id(temp_dict), temp_dict
      while temp_dict.get('retry_times') > 0:
        try:
          return fn(*args, **kwargs)
        except :
          sleep(temp_dict.get('retry_wait'))
          temp_dict['retry_times'] = temp_dict.get('retry_times') - 1
        print id(temp_dict), temp_dict

    print id(temp_dict), temp_dict

    return wrapped_function

  return retry_decorate

@retry(7, 8)
def test():
  print 23333
  raise Exception('Call me exception 2333.')

if __name__ == '__main__':
  test()

4405472064 {'retry_wait': 2, 'retry_times': 3}
4405472064 {'retry_wait': 2, 'retry_times': 3}
23333
4405472064 {'retry_wait': 2, 'retry_times': 2}
23333
4405472064 {'retry_wait': 2, 'retry_times': 1}
23333
4405472064 {'retry_wait': 2, 'retry_times': 0}

>>> test.func_closure[1].cell_contents
{'retry_wait': 2, 'retry_times': 2}