statsd max connections

client.py

class StatsClient(StatsClientBase):
    """A client for statsd."""

    def __init__(self, host='localhost', port=8125, prefix=None,
                 maxudpsize=512, ipv6=False):
        """Create a new client."""
        fam = socket.AF_INET6 if ipv6 else socket.AF_INET
        family, _, _, _, addr = socket.getaddrinfo(
            host, port, fam, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)[0]
        self._addr = addr
        self._prefix = prefix
        self._maxudpsize = maxudpsize
        self.family = family
        self._connect()
        
    def _connect(self):
        self._sock = socket.socket(self.family, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
        self.transmissions = 0

    def _send(self, data):
        """Send data to statsd."""
        try:
            if self.transmissions > 1000:
                self._connect()
            self.transmissions += 1
            self._sock.sendto(data.encode('ascii'), self._addr)
        except (socket.error, RuntimeError):
            # No time for love, Dr. Jones!
            pass

    def pipeline(self):
        return Pipeline(self)