code: def backoff(start, stop, count=None, factor=2.0, jitter=False):
      """Returns a list of geometrically-increasing floating-point numbers,
      suitable for usage with `exponential backoff`_. Exactly like
      :func:`backoff_iter`, but without the ``'repeat'`` option for
      *count*. See :func:`backoff_iter` for more details.
      .. _exponential backoff: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponential_backoff
      >>> backoff(1, 10)
      [1.0, 2.0, 4.0, 8.0, 10.0]
      """
      if count == "repeat":
          raise ValueError(
              "'repeat' supported in backoff_iter, not backoff"
          )
      return list(
          backoff_iter(
              start, stop, count=count, factor=factor, jitter=jitter
          )
      )
  
imports: import os
  import math
  import time
  import codecs
  import random
  import socket
  import hashlib
  import itertools
  from collections import Mapping, Sequence, Set, ItemsView
label_desc: Use image node_id 14 for calling a global function with example usage: backoff(start, stop, count, factor, jitter) and returns: list