def pick_contiguous_unused_ports(
    num_ports,
    retry_interval_secs=3,
    retry_attempts=5):
  """Reserves and returns a list of `num_ports` contiguous unused ports."""
  for _ in range(retry_attempts):
    start_port = portpicker.pick_unused_port()
    if start_port is not None:
      ports = [start_port + p for p in range(num_ports)]
      if all(portpicker.is_port_free(p) for p in ports):
        return ports
      else:
        return_ports(ports)

    time.sleep(retry_interval_secs)

  raise RuntimeError("Unable to obtain %d contiguous unused ports." % num_ports)
Reserves and returns a list of `num_ports` contiguous unused ports.