The use case for poll_for_answer without a json_req is limited to polling Fulcrum stats. Extract this use case into its own function to remove one level of indentation.
This is a first step in making poll_for_answer less convoluted. The next commit will remove more indentation levels and the unnecessary retry flag.

There is no change in behavior, as wait_until uses the same timeout and poll intervall as poll_for_answer by default, and Fulcrum should be up and running after bitcoind_rpc_connection so the "Controller.Chain" check should not need more than a single poll .

pytest electrumabc/tests/regtest