code: def backoff(start, stop, count=None, factor=2.0, jitter=False):
      
      if count == 'repeat':
          raise ValueError("'repeat' supported in backoff_iter, not backoff")
      return list(backoff_iter(start, stop, count=count,
                               factor=factor, jitter=jitter))
docs: Returns a list of geometrically-increasing floating-point numbers,
      suitable for usage with `exponential backoff`_. Exactly like
      :func:`backoff_iter`, but without the ``'repeat'`` option for
      *count*. See :func:`backoff_iter` for more details.
  
      .. _exponential backoff: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponential_backoff
  
      >>> backoff(1, 10)
      [1.0, 2.0, 4.0, 8.0, 10.0]