def METHOD_NAME(self, deployment_creds, retries=10, delay=15):
    for r in range(retries):
        if self.status(deployment_creds):
            return True
        else:
            self.log.info('(%s/%s) Will retry Function App status check in %s seconds...'
                          % (r + 1, retries, delay))
            time.sleep(delay)
    return False