def select_write(self, timeout=None):
_, write_ready, _ = select.select([], [self._socket], [], timeout)<EOL>return len(write_ready) > <NUM_LIT:0><EOL>
Blocks until the socket is ready to be written to, or the timeout is hit

:param timeout:
    A float - the period of time to wait for the socket to be ready to
    written to. None for no time limit.

:return:
    A boolean - if the socket is ready for writing. Will only be False
    if timeout is not None.