utils.is_url_connectable should take a URL?

[sethamclean]

I am starting a docker container using the image 'selenium/standalone-chrome' as part of my integration tests. If tests run immediately they fail due to the service apparently not being ready. This can be resolved by using utils.is_url_connectable. However this container may not necessarily be on the local system.

utils.is_connectable seems like a good alternative, but it doesn't seem to check the /status URL and the service seems to not be ready even when this returns True.

Additionally the function name is_url_connectable seems strange given only a port can be provided as an argument.

[p0deje]

This is a question rather than an issue. Please send questions to the selenium-users group.