Handle Redis errors better

django_q/cluster.py

@@ -294,7 +294,13 @@ def pusher(task_queue, e, list_key=Conf.Q_LIST, r=redis_client):
     """
     logger.info(_('{} pushing tasks at {}').format(current_process().name, current_process().pid))
     while True:
-        task = r.blpop(list_key, 1)
+        try:
+            task = r.blpop(list_key, 1)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(e)
+            # redis probably crashed. Let the sentinel handle it.
+            sleep(10)
+            break
         if task:
             task = task[1]
             task_queue.put(task)

django_q/monitor.py

@@ -147,7 +147,10 @@ class Stat(Status):
         return '{}:{}'.format(Conf.Q_STAT, cluster_id)
 
     def save(self):
-        self.r.set(self.key, SignedPackage.dumps(self, True), 3)
+        try:
+            self.r.set(self.key, SignedPackage.dumps(self, True), 3)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(e)
 
     def empty_queues(self):
         return self.done_q_size + self.task_q_size == 0