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How to Mock HTTP Client Latency in Python

Simulate outbound HTTP request latency with configurable ranges to test timeouts, retries, and SLO monitoring without external services.

latency mocking http-client
Python 
import time
import random

def mock_latency(host: str, min_ms: int = 100, max_ms: int = 500) -> dict:
    """Simulate an outbound HTTP request with mock latency."""
    latency_ms = random.randint(min_ms, max_ms)
    start = time.perf_counter()
    time.sleep(latency_ms / 1000)
    elapsed_ms = (time.perf_counter() - …
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