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MQTT Disconnect socket write then close

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Description

When there are network issues and I want to disconnect from mqtt client, the socket writes are blocking and cannot be changed (I havent been successful) so it will just hang on the self.sock.write(b"\xe0\0") line in the disconnect function of simple.py. Is this a necessary action, or can I not write that byte array and just close the socket so that I do not have to worry about hanging on the write indefinitely?

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Start with the disconnect function and the self.sock.write(b"\xe0\0") line in simple.py. Reproduce the hang during a network failure and verify the MQTT disconnect expectations before deciding whether closing the socket directly is acceptable; done means disconnect no longer blocks indefinitely while preserving the required behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
networking
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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