fixes

Author: satvshr

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -105,7 +105,18 @@ jobs:
       if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
       run: |
         git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/openml/services.git
-        cd services
+
+    - name: Start Docker Services
+      if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
+      working-directory: ./services
+      run: |
+        docker compose --profile rest-api --profile minio up -d
+
+        echo "Waiting for PHP API to boot..."
+        timeout 60s bash -c 'until [ "$(docker inspect -f {{.State.Health.Status}} openml-php-rest-api)" == "healthy" ]; do sleep 5; done'
+
+        echo "Final Verification: Gateway Connectivity..."
+        curl -sSf http://localhost:8000/api/v1/xml/data/1 > /dev/null
 
     - name: Show installed dependencies
       run: python -m pip list

openml/_api_calls.py

@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ def _send_request(  # noqa: C901, PLR0912
     files: FILE_ELEMENTS_TYPE | None = None,
     md5_checksum: str | None = None,
 ) -> requests.Response:
-    n_retries = max(1, config.connection_n_retries)
+    n_retries = 1
 
     response: requests.Response | None = None
     delay_method = _human_delay if config.retry_policy == "human" else _robot_delay