code: def send_request(self, http_request):
          
          self.request_object = http_request
          self.build_socket()
          self.build_request()
          try:
              self.sock.send(self.request)
          except socket.error as err:
              raise errors.TestError(
                  'We were unable to send the request to the socket',
                  {
                      'msg': err,
                      'function': 'http.HttpUA.send_request'
                  })  			
          finally:
              self.get_response()
docs: Send a request and get response