potentially relevant bugs
http://bugs.python.org/issue1424152 (are we using a proxy?) http://bugs.python.org/issue1537445 (urlib2 httplib _read_chunked timeout) http://bugs.python.org/issue1628205 (socket.readline() interface doesn't handle EINTR properly)
Other than that, I don't have much to add except if it's EINTR related, then Oren's comment on 1628205 might be related.
potentially relevant bugs
http:// bugs.python. org/issue142415 2 (are we using a proxy?) bugs.python. org/issue153744 5 (urlib2 httplib _read_chunked timeout) bugs.python. org/issue162820 5 (socket.readline() interface doesn't handle EINTR properly)
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Other than that, I don't have much to add except if it's EINTR related, then Oren's comment on 1628205 might be related.