def write_packet(sock, data, already_pickled=False):
 if already_pickled:
  sent_data = data
 else:
  sent_data = pickle.dumps(data, PICKLE_HIGHEST_PROTOCOL)
 sent_data = (struct.pack('l', len(sent_data)) + sent_data)
 nsend = len(sent_data)
 while (nsend > 0):
  nsend -= temp_fail_retry(socket.error, sock.send, sent_data)

def write_packet ( sock , data , already_pickled = False ) : if already_pickled : sent_data = data else : sent_data = pickle . dumps ( data , PICKLE_HIGHEST_PROTOCOL ) sent_data = ( struct . pack ( 'l' , len ( sent_data ) ) + sent_data ) nsend = len ( sent_data ) while ( nsend > 0 ) : nsend -= temp_fail_retry ( socket . error , sock . send , sent_data )
write *data* to socket *sock* .