code: def get_live_url(con_pool,
                   method,
                   host,
                   url,
                   headers,
                   retries=1,
                   redirect=True,
                   body=None,
                   service_name=None):
      
  
      timeout = con_pool.timeout.read_timeout
      start_time = time.time()
  
      response = con_pool.urlopen(method, url, body=body,
                                  headers=headers, redirect=redirect,
                                  retries=retries, timeout=timeout)
      request_time = time.time() - start_time
      rest_request.send(sender='restclients',
                        url=url,
                        request_time=request_time,
                        hostname=socket.gethostname(),
                        service_name=service_name)
      rest_request_passfail.send(sender='restclients',
                                 url=url,
                                 success=True,
                                 hostname=socket.gethostname(),
                                 service_name=service_name)
  
      return response
docs: Return a connection from the pool and perform an HTTP request.
      :param con_pool:
          is the http connection pool associated with the service
      :param method:
          HTTP request method (such as GET, POST, PUT, etc.)
      :param host:
          the url of the server host.
      :param headers:
          headers to include with the request
      :param body:
          the POST, PUT, PATCH body of the request