def begin_send(self, p):
        """Begin the transmission of message p. This method returns after
        sending the first frame. If multiple frames are necessary to send the
        message, this socket will unable to send other messages until either
        the transmission of this frame succeeds or it fails."""
        if hasattr(p, "sent_time"):
            p.sent_time = time.time()

        return self.outs.begin_send(bytes(p))
Begin the transmission of message p. This method returns after
        sending the first frame. If multiple frames are necessary to send the
        message, this socket will unable to send other messages until either
        the transmission of this frame succeeds or it fails.