update gitignore and fix customizable retries and backoff

.gitignore

@@ -1,27 +1,30 @@
-# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+# python
 __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
 
-# Miscelleanous
-.DS_Store
-
-# JetBrains IDE project files
-.idea/*
-
-# Distribution / packaging
+# build
 .Python
 build/
 dist/
 *.egg-info/
 
+# miscelleanous
+.DS_Store
+
+# development
+.idea/*
+.vscode
+
 # Testing
 .pytest_cache/
 test_output/
-private*.json
-token*.json
+
+# Environment
 *.env
 *.venv
 !EXAMPLE.env
+.python-version
 
-.vscode
-.python-version
+# Credentials
+private*.json
+token*.json

yfpy/query.py

@@ -163,20 +163,21 @@ def _authenticate(self) -> None:
         if not self.oauth.token_is_valid():
             self.oauth.refresh_access_token()
 
-    def get_response(self, url: str) -> Response:
+    def get_response(self, url: str, retries: int = self._retries, backoff: int = self._backoff) -> Response:
         """Retrieve Yahoo Fantasy Sports data from the REST API.
 
         Args:
             url (str): REST API request URL string.
+            retries (:obj:`int`, optional): Number of times to retry a query if it fails (defaults to 3).
+            backoff (:obj:`int`, optional): Multiplier that incrementally increases the wait time before retrying a
+                failed query request.
 
         Returns:
             Response: API response from Yahoo Fantasy Sports API request.
 
         """
         logger.debug(f"Making request to URL: {url}")
         response = self.oauth.session.get(url, params={"format": "json"})  # type: Response
-        retries = self._retries
-        backoff = self._backoff
 
         status_code = response.status_code
         # when you exceed Yahoo's allowed data request limits, they throw a request status code of 999