def select_servers(self,
                       selector,
                       server_selection_timeout=None,
                       address=None):
        """Return a list of Servers matching selector, or time out.

        :Parameters:
          - `selector`: function that takes a list of Servers and returns
            a subset of them.
          - `server_selection_timeout` (optional): maximum seconds to wait.
            If not provided, the default value common.SERVER_SELECTION_TIMEOUT
            is used.
          - `address`: optional server address to select.

        Calls self.open() if needed.

        Raises exc:`ServerSelectionTimeoutError` after
        `server_selection_timeout` if no matching servers are found.
        """
        if server_selection_timeout is None:
            server_timeout = self._settings.server_selection_timeout
        else:
            server_timeout = server_selection_timeout

        with self._lock:
            server_descriptions = self._select_servers_loop(
                selector, server_timeout, address)

            return [self.get_server_by_address(sd.address)
                    for sd in server_descriptions]
Return a list of Servers matching selector, or time out.

        :Parameters:
          - `selector`: function that takes a list of Servers and returns
            a subset of them.
          - `server_selection_timeout` (optional): maximum seconds to wait.
            If not provided, the default value common.SERVER_SELECTION_TIMEOUT
            is used.
          - `address`: optional server address to select.

        Calls self.open() if needed.

        Raises exc:`ServerSelectionTimeoutError` after
        `server_selection_timeout` if no matching servers are found.
        
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