Improved exception handling

PILOTVERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.8.2.6
+3.8.2.7

pilot/util/constants.py

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 RELEASE = '3'   # released number should be fixed at 3 for Pilot 3
 VERSION = '8'   # version number is '1' for first release, '0' until then, increased for bigger updates
 REVISION = '2'  # revision number should be reset to '0' for every new version release, increased for small updates
-BUILD = '6'     # build number should be reset to '1' for every new development cycle
+BUILD = '7'     # build number should be reset to '1' for every new development cycle
 
 SUCCESS = 0
 FAILURE = 1

pilot/util/https.py

@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ def get_panda_server(url: str, port: int, update_server: bool = True) -> str:
     if default in pandaserver:
         try:
             rnd = random.choice([socket.getfqdn(vv) for vv in set([v[-1][0] for v in socket.getaddrinfo(default, 25443, socket.AF_INET)])])
-        except socket.herror as exc:
+        except (socket.herror, socket.gaierror) as exc:
             logger.warning(f'failed to get address from socket: {exc} - will use default server ({pandaserver})')
         else:
             pandaserver = pandaserver.replace(default, rnd)