change socket reading method

main.py

@@ -286,12 +286,16 @@ class IRCBot():
 
     def ping_pong(self):
         while True:
-            sleep(2)
-            response = self.s.recv(8192).decode("UTF-8")
-            if not response:
+            char = self.s.recv(1).decode("UTF-8")
+            if not char:
                 exit(f"{self.nick}: no response from IRC server")
-            split = response.split("\r\n")
-            for line in split:
+            line = ""
+            while char:
+                if char == "\n":
+                    break
+                elif char != "\r":
+                    line += char
+                char = self.s.recv(1).decode("UTF-8")
             line = line.strip()
             if line.startswith("PING"):
                 pong = "PONG " + line[5:]
@@ -300,8 +304,8 @@ class IRCBot():
             channel_search = channel_re.search(line)
             if not channel_search:
                 continue
-                name_search = name_re.search(line)
             channel = channel_search.group(1)
+            name_search = name_re.search(line)
             if name_search:
                 name = name_search.group(1)
             else:
@@ -329,7 +333,7 @@ def run():
         helptext,
         [ # endswith commands
             ("!help", post_help),
-            ("!rollcall", post_help)
+            ("!rollcall", post_help),
             ("!trivia", post_question),
             ("!aitrivia", post_ai_question),
             ("!trscores", post_top_scores),
@@ -346,7 +350,7 @@ def run():
     )
 
     while True:
-        sleep(2)
+        sleep(0.5)
         bot.ping_pong()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":