def _connect(self):
        """ Connects our client socket to the backend socket """
        if self is None:
            return
        comm('connecting to 127.0.0.1:%d', self._port)
        address = QtNetwork.QHostAddress('127.0.0.1')
        self.connectToHost(address, self._port)
        if sys.platform == 'darwin':
            self.waitForConnected()
Connects our client socket to the backend socket