Connect timeout errors

[hauntsaninja]

Hello! It's somewhat common for us to spuriously see "Connect Timeout Error" when using actions/checkout

For example:

• https://github.com/python/typing_extensions/actions/runs/11472055218/job/31923996719
• https://github.com/python/typing_extensions/actions/runs/11098476259/job/30831211901

These look like:

Determining the default branch
  Retrieving the default branch name
  Connect Timeout Error
  Waiting 12 seconds before trying again
  Retrieving the default branch name
  Connect Timeout Error
  Waiting 12 seconds before trying again
  Retrieving the default branch name
  Error: Connect Timeout Error

Any idea what could cause this? Would increasing the number of retries help?

Alternatively, do you have a good suggestion for spell the YAML such that we automatically retry when it's actions/checkout that is failing?