532 

   532 

   533     if self.sock is None:

   533     if self.sock is None:

   534         if self.auto_open:

   534         if self.auto_open:

   535             self.connect()

   535             self.connect()

   536         else:

   536         else:

   538 

   538 

   539     # send the data to the server. if we get a broken pipe, then close

   539     # send the data to the server. if we get a broken pipe, then close

   540     # the socket. we want to reconnect when somebody tries to send again.

   540     # the socket. we want to reconnect when somebody tries to send again.

   541     #

   541     #

   542     # NOTE: we DO propagate the error, though, because we cannot simply

   542     # NOTE: we DO propagate the error, though, because we cannot simply