def retry_http( delays=default_delays, timeout=default_timeout, predicate=retryable_http_error ):
    """
    >>> i = 0
    >>> for attempt in retry_http(timeout=5):  # doctest: +IGNORE_EXCEPTION_DETAIL
    ...     with attempt:
    ...         i += 1
    ...         raise urllib.error.HTTPError('http://www.test.com', '408', 'some message', {}, None)
    Traceback (most recent call last):
    ...
    HTTPError: HTTP Error 408: some message
    >>> i > 1
    True
    >>> i = 0
    >>> for attempt in retry_http(timeout=5):  # doctest: +IGNORE_EXCEPTION_DETAIL
    ...     with attempt:
    ...         i += 1
    ...         raise BadStatusLine('sad-cloud.gif')
    Traceback (most recent call last):
    ...
    BadStatusLine: sad-cloud.gif
    >>> i > 1
    True
    """
    return retry( delays=delays, timeout=timeout, predicate=predicate )