BrokenPipeError when idle for a couple of hours

mpd_timeout_test.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

from mpd import MPDClient
from mpd import ConnectionError as MPDConnectionError
from time import sleep

import logging

# Timeout
timeout_hours = 4

# Setup logging
logging.basicConfig(format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s: %(message)s', filename="test_mpd.log", level="DEBUG", filemode="w")
logging.info("Log started")

# MPD Client
client = MPDClient()

client.timeout = 10
client.idletimeout = None

def client_connect():
	logging.info("Attempt to (re-)connect to mpd server")
	client.connect("localhost", 6600)
	logging.info("Finished attempt to (re-)connect to mpd server")
	logging.info(client.status)

client_connect()

# Add playlist entry
logging.info("Add playlist entry")

client.clear()
client.add("http://uwstream2.somafm.com:9016")

# Now start playing
logging.info("Start playing for the first time")
try:
	client.play()
except MPDConnectionError:
	logging.info("Lost MPD connection")
	client_connect()
	client.play()

sleep(10)

logging.info("This obviously works. Switching off now for %s hours.", timeout_hours)

try:
	client.stop()
except MPDConnectionError:
	logging.info("Lost MPD connection")
	client_connect()
	client.stop()

sleep(timeout_hours * 60 * 60)

logging.info("Trying to switch on again now")

try:
	client.play()
except MPDConnectionError:
	logging.info("Lost MPD connection")
	client_connect()
	client.play()


logging.info("If you read this, also the second play command was executed")
sleep(10)
try:
	client.stop()
except MPDConnectionError:
	logging.info("Lost MPD connection")
	client_connect()
	client.stop()

logging.info("Finished")