From 1c47d240f868038740973588d9390bd0f2d80055 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: DGames95 <83220725+DGames95@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:55:19 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Update heartbeat handling documentation

mavlink_connection.wait_heatbeat() method does not error on timeout, it returns None mirroring recv_match()
---
 en/mavgen_python/index.md | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/en/mavgen_python/index.md b/en/mavgen_python/index.md
index 22f2cd4a2..94e32490a 100644
--- a/en/mavgen_python/index.md
+++ b/en/mavgen_python/index.md
@@ -158,8 +158,11 @@ the_connection = mavutil.mavlink_connection('udpin:localhost:14540')
 
 # Wait for the first heartbeat
 #   This sets the system and component ID of remote system for the link
-the_connection.wait_heartbeat()
-print("Heartbeat from system (system %u component %u)" % (the_connection.target_system, the_connection.target_component))
+hb = the_connection.wait_heartbeat()
+if hb is not None:
+   print("Heartbeat from system (system %u component %u)" % (the_connection.target_system, the_connection.target_component))
+else:
+   print("No heartbeat received")
 
 # Once connected, use 'the_connection' to get and send messages
 ```