praekelt/python-ssmi — pull request #2 by hodgestar (2012-11-15 15:10:21+00:00)
Title: Use LineReceiver -- TCP is a stream! 

TCP data packets are an implementation detail that can and will be changed under you for all sorts of reasons (VPNs, packet fragmenting, buffers, OS optimizations, ...).

This bug is a bit embarrassing.