def get_connection(self, command_name, *keys, **options):
        """
        Get a connection, blocking for ``self.timeout`` until a connection
        is available from the pool.

        If the connection returned is ``None`` then creates a new connection.
        Because we use a last-in first-out queue, the existing connections
        (having been returned to the pool after the initial ``None`` values
        were added) will be returned before ``None`` values. This means we only
        create new connections when we need to, i.e.: the actual number of
        connections will only increase in response to demand.
        """
        # Make sure we haven't changed process.
        self._checkpid()

        # Try and get a connection from the pool. If one isn't available within
        # self.timeout then raise a ``ConnectionError``.
        connection = None
        try:
            connection = self.pool.get(block=True, timeout=self.timeout)
        except Empty:
            # Note that this is not caught by the redis client and will be
            # raised unless handled by application code. If you want never to
            raise ConnectionError("No connection available.")

        # If the ``connection`` is actually ``None`` then that's a cue to make
        # a new connection to add to the pool.
        if connection is None:
            connection = self.make_connection()

        try:
            # ensure this connection is connected to Redis
            connection.connect()
            # connections that the pool provides should be ready to send
            # a command. if not, the connection was either returned to the
            # pool before all data has been read or the socket has been
            # closed. either way, reconnect and verify everything is good.
            try:
                if connection.can_read():
                    raise ConnectionError('Connection has data')
            except ConnectionError:
                connection.disconnect()
                connection.connect()
                if connection.can_read():
                    raise ConnectionError('Connection not ready')
        except:  # noqa: E722
            # release the connection back to the pool so that we don't leak it
            self.release(connection)
            raise

        return connection

        Get a connection, blocking for ``self.timeout`` until a connection
        is available from the pool.

        If the connection returned is ``None`` then creates a new connection.
        Because we use a last-in first-out queue, the existing connections
        (having been returned to the pool after the initial ``None`` values
        were added) will be returned before ``None`` values. This means we only
        create new connections when we need to, i.e.: the actual number of
        connections will only increase in response to demand.
        
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