'Return a fresh :class:`HTTPConnection`.'

def _new_conn(self):

    self.num_connections += 1
    log.info(('Starting    new    HTTP    connection    (%d):    %s' % (self.num_connections, self.host)))
    conn = self.ConnectionCls(host=self.host, port=self.port, timeout=self.timeout.connect_timeout, strict=self.strict, **self.conn_kw)
    return conn
