Hello monks-

I am using a IO::Select object to manage multiple network connections. Currenty I am having trouble removing a socket from my select. If I run the following code:

#!/usr/bin/perl

use IO::Select;
use Data::Dumper;

$sel = IO::Select->new(STDIN, STDOUT, STDERR);

@hand = $sel->handles();
print  Dumper \@hand;

$sel->remove(STDIN);

@hand = $sel->handles();
print  Dumper \@hand;
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I get the following expected output:

$VAR1 = [
          'STDIN',
          'STDOUT',
          'STDERR'
        ];
$VAR1 = [
          'STDOUT',
          'STDERR'
        ];
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In my system I have a little method called remove socket.

sub removeSocket {
    my ($self, $socket) = @_;
    my $select = $self->{'select'};
    print STDERR 'dumping: ',Dumper $socket;
    my @handles = $select->handles();
    print STDERR '>>before: ',Dumper \@handles;
    my $retVal = $select->remove($socket);
    print STDERR $retVal, $/;
    my @handles2 = $select->handles();
    print STDERR '>>after: ',Dumper \@handles2;
}
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Which gives the following, and in my mind very confusing, output when run in the larger system:

dumping: $VAR1 = \bless( \*Symbol::GEN1, 'IO::Socket::INET' );
>>before: $VAR1 = [
          bless( \*Symbol::GEN0, 'IO::Socket::INET' ),
          bless( \*Symbol::GEN1, 'IO::Socket::INET' )
        ];
0
>>after: $VAR1 = [
          bless( \*Symbol::GEN0, 'IO::Socket::INET' ),
          bless( \*Symbol::GEN1, 'IO::Socket::INET' )
        ];
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Any thoughts? Thanks in advance. (btw although I have been a perl programmer for 5 years I have not done a lot of socket programming, and also have not spent any time on perlmonks)

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