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diff --git a/src/leap/bitmask/util/compat.py b/src/leap/bitmask/util/compat.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# compat.py
+# Copyright (C) 2013 LEAP
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""
+Utilities for dealing with compat versions.
+"""
+from distutils.version import LooseVersion as V
+
+from requests import __version__ as _requests_version
+
+
+def _requests_has_max_retries():
+    """
+    Returns True if we can use the max_retries parameter
+    """
+    return V(_requests_version) > V('1.1.0')
+
+requests_has_max_retries = _requests_has_max_retries()