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demonstrates python-requests socket leak
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gistfile1.txt
import requests
reqsess = requests.session()
try:
r = reqsess.get(r'http://www.mouser.com/Search/Refine.aspx?Keyword=test')
d = r.text
finally:
reqsess.close()
print 'done'
import time
time.sleep(10) # Have a look at netstat during this time and see a leftover socket in CLOSE_WAIT state
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