healthchecks/templates/front/snippets/python_requests_start.txt

import requests
URL = "PING_URL"


# "/start" kicks off a timer: if the job takes longer than
# the configured grace time, the check will be marked as "down"
try:
    requests.get(URL + "/start", timeout=5)
except requests.exceptions.RequestException:
    # If the network request fails for any reason, we don't want
    # it to prevent the main job from running
    pass


# TODO: run the job here
fib = lambda n: n if n < 2 else fib(n - 1) + fib(n - 2)
print("F(42) = %d" % fib(42))

# Signal success:
requests.get(URL)