code: def _get_conn(socket=DEFAULT_SOCKET_URL):
      '''
      Get connection to haproxy socket.
      '''
      assert os.path.exists(socket), '{0} does not exist.'.format(socket)
      issock = os.stat(socket).st_mode
      assert stat.S_ISSOCK(issock), '{0} is not a socket.'.format(socket)
      ha_conn = haproxy.conn.HaPConn(socket)
      return ha_conf _get_conn(socket=DEFAULT_SOCKET_URL):
      '''
      Get connection to haproxy socket.
      '''
      assert os.path.exists(socket), '{0} does not exist.'.format(socket)
      issock = os.stat(socket).st_mode
      assert stat.S_ISSOCK(issock), '{0} is not a socket.'.format(socket)
      ha_conn = haproxy.conn.HaPConn(socket)
      return ha_conn
docs: Get connection to haproxy socket.