old_contents: import logging
  logger = logging.getLogger(__package__)
  
  
  def request_retry_helper(function, retry_count: int, url: str):
      """
      Given a function make a number of attempts to call function for it to successfully return a
      non-None value, subsequently returning this value. Makes the number of tries specified in
      retry_count parameter.
  
      :param function: Function that could need multiple attempts to return a non-None value
      :param retry_count: Number of attempts to make
      :param url: String specifying the url to make a request.
      :return: Returned value of the function.
      """
      for retry_num in range(retry_count):
          return_value = function(url)
          if return_value is not None:
              return return_value
          logger.warning("attempt {}: failed running function {} with url {}".format(
              retry_num, function, url))
      logger.warning("error on last attempt, skipping")
      return None
  
new_contents: import logging
  logger = logging.getLogger(__package__)
  
  
  def request_retry_helper(function, retry_count: int, url: str):
      """
      Given a function make a number of attempts to call function for it to successfully return a
      non-None value, subsequently returning this value. Makes the number of tries specified in
      retry_count parameter.
  
      :param function: Function that could need multiple attempts to return a non-None value
      :param retry_count: Number of attempts to make
      :param url: String specifying the url to make a request.
      :return: Returned value of the function.
      """
      for retry_num in range(retry_count):
          try:
              return function(url)
          except Exception as e:
              logger.warning("attempt {}: failed running function {} with url {}".format(retry_num, function, url))
              logger.warning(e)
      logger.warning("error on last attempt, skipping")
      return None
  
subject: Modify the URL helper to not rely on None values