I see there is a line to sleep the api call in utils.py

Perhaps my error is from the API being down again.

It would be nice though to find out the helium API rate limit and make sure the sleep time corresponds.

Thanks.

I had the same problem. It's indeed the user agent option. I fixed this in PHP using this code:

Add this before using file_get_contents (only once - no need to repeat/re-set)

$options  = array('http' => array('user_agent' => 'Helium Script'));
$context  = stream_context_create($options);

Modify your file_get_contest request:

file_get_contents($yourheliumapiurl); // old 

file_get_contents($yourheliumapiurl, false, $context); // new

I've forked this repo to fix the HTTP issues and make various improvements since the dev's gone AWOL. I'll look in to PoCv11 support, refactoring, checkmarking during hotspot cache builds and usability improvements. If you have suggestions or improvements, let me know.

https://github.com/joshuajaharwood/helium_analysis_tools