[Python-Dev] Adding socket timeout to urllib2 (original) (raw)
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Guido> Since "idel timeout" is not a commonly understood term it would
Guido> be even better if it was explained without using it.I think it's commonly understood, but it doesn't mean what the socket timeout is used for. It's how long a connection can be idle (the client doesn't make a request of the server) before the server will close the connection.
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