[Python] Bluepy scan for devices and connect to them

My task is to search for some devices with Bluetooth with a Raspberry PI 4B and to connect to send some commands and disconnect. For this, I started using bluepy package and I was able to do the two things separately. I can connect to a device with:

from bluepy.btle import Peripheral, DefaultDelegate, BTLEException, Scanner

peripheral = Peripheral(mac_address)
service = peripheral.getServiceByUUID(CONFIGURATION_SERVICE_UUID)
write_char = service.getCharacteristics(WRITE_CHAR_UUID)[0]
read_char = service.getCharacteristics(READ_CHAR_UUID)[0]
write_char.write(command, withResponse=True)
# etc.
peripheral.disconnect()


and I can scan for devices with


class ScanDelegate(DefaultDelegate):
def handleDiscovery(self, dev, isNewDev, isNewData):
print(dev.addr)

scanner = Scanner().withDelegate(ScanDelegate())
scanner.scan(60)


The problem that I have with the first part, and the reason I want to put them together, is that the devices I want to connect to are connectable only in the period they are broadcasting some information (almost a second) and the connection will go in timeout before succeeding most of the times. My idea is that I should start with the scanner and inside the handleDiscovery I should try to connect but just pasting the code inside doesn't work. Does anyone know how to do it?

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