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not reproduced by this contributor):\n- https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-python/commit/909d92ff57dd27270796407547ffbbf521cf941e (github_issue, 2026-09-15, released_fix): Commit fixes connection errors not retried in async client and blocking operations in coroutine retry loop; invalid Retry-After values ignored, maxRetries validated.\n- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-python/main/CHANGELOG.md (changelog, 2026-09-15, released_fix): 1.6.0: 'client: retry connection errors in the async client and stop blocking in the coroutine retry loop'.\n- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-typescript/main/CHANGELOG.md (changelog, 2026-09-15, released_fix): 0.126.0 lists the same fix entry.\n- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-python/4421d56a4dd23550c7097c9b7ab5668bd11e09c4/src/anthropic/_exceptions.py (official_docs, 2026-09-27, documented_behavior): SDK _exceptions.py defines the APIConnectionError class.\n\nSearch phrasings: AsyncAnthropic connection error not retried; 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