You want to define a Celery task that retries automatically up to 3 times if it fails. Which addition to the task definition is correct?

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Django - Celery and Background Tasks

AAdd <code>max_retries=3</code> as a function argument

BUse <code>autoretry_for=(Exception,), retry_kwargs={'max_retries': 3}</code> in the @shared_task decorator

CCall <code>self.retry()</code> inside the task without decorator changes

DSet <code>retry=True</code> in the Celery config file only

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Recall how to enable automatic retries
Celery supports autoretry_for and retry_kwargs in the task decorator to configure retries.
Step 2: Identify correct usage
Use autoretry_for=(Exception,), retry_kwargs={'max_retries': 3} in the @shared_task decorator correctly uses autoretry_for with max_retries in retry_kwargs.
Final Answer:
Use autoretry_for=(Exception,), retry_kwargs={'max_retries': 3} in the @shared_task decorator -> Option B
Quick Check:
Automatic retries configured via decorator args [OK]

Quick Trick: Use autoretry_for and retry_kwargs in decorator for retries [OK]

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