[Python] Sublime Text 3 plugin: ValueError with Edit objects?

I'm building a Sublime Text 3 plugin to shorten URLs using the goo.gl API. Bear in mind that the following code is hacked together from other plugins and tutorial code. I have no previous experience with Python.

The plugin does actually work as it is. The URL is shortened and replaced inline. Here is the plugin code:

import sublime
import sublime_plugin
import urllib.request
import urllib.error
import json
import threading


class ShortenUrlCommand(sublime_plugin.TextCommand):

def run(self, edit):
sels = self.view.sel()

threads = []
for sel in sels:
url = self.view.substr(sel)
thread = GooglApiCall(sel, url, 5) # Send the selection, the URL and timeout to the class
threads.append(thread)
thread.start()

# Wait for threads
for thread in threads:
thread.join()

self.view.sel().clear()
self.handle_threads(edit, threads, sels)

def handle_threads(self, edit, threads, sels, offset=0, i=0, dir=1):
next_threads = []
for thread in threads:
sel = thread.sel
result = thread.result
if thread.is_alive():
next_threads.append(thread)
continue
if thread.result == False:
continue
offset = self.replace(edit, thread, sels, offset)
thread = next_threads

if len(threads):
before = i % 8
after = (7) - before
if not after:
dir = -1
if not before:
dir = 1
i += dir
self.view.set_status("shorten_url", "[%s=%s]" % (" " * before, " " * after))
sublime.set_timeout(lambda: self.handle_threads(edit, threads, sels, offset, i, dir), 100)
return

self.view.erase_status("shorten_url")
selections = len(self.view.sel())
sublime.status_message("URL shortener successfully ran on %s URL%s" %
(selections, "" if selections == 1 else "s"))

def replace(self, edit, thread, sels, offset):
sel = thread.sel
result = thread.result
if offset:
sel = sublime.Region(edit, thread.sel.begin() + offset, thread.sel.end() + offset)
self.view.replace(edit, sel, result)
return


class GooglApiCall(threading.Thread):
def __init__(self, sel, url, timeout):
self.sel = sel
self.url = url
self.timeout = timeout
self.result = None
threading.Thread.__init__(self)

def run(self):
try:
apiKey = "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
requestUrl = "https://www.googleapis.com/urlshortener/v1/url"
data = json.dumps({"longUrl": self.url})
binary_data = data.encode("utf-8")
headers = {
"User-Agent": "Sublime URL Shortener",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
request = urllib.request.Request(requestUrl, binary_data, headers)
response = urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=self.timeout)
self.result = json.loads(response.read().decode())
self.result = self.result["id"]
return

except (urllib.error.HTTPError) as e:
err = "%s: HTTP error %s contacting API. %s." % (__name__, str(e.code), str(e.reason))
except (urllib.error.URLError) as e:
err = "%s: URL error %s contacting API" % (__name__, str(e.reason))

sublime.error_message(err)
self.result = False



The problem is that I get the following error in the console every time the plugin runs:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/joejoinerr/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 3/Packages/URL Shortener/url_shortener.py", line 51, in <lambda>
sublime.set_timeout(lambda: self.handle_threads(edit, threads, sels, offset, i, dir), 100)
File "/Users/joejoinerr/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 3/Packages/URL Shortener/url_shortener.py", line 39, in handle_threads
offset = self.replace(edit, thread, sels, offset)
File "/Users/joejoinerr/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 3/Packages/URL Shortener/url_shortener.py", line 64, in replace
self.view.replace(edit, sel, result)
File "/Applications/Sublime Text.app/Contents/MacOS/sublime.py", line 657, in replace
raise ValueError("Edit objects may not be used after the TextCommand's run method has returned")
ValueError: Edit objects may not be used after the TextCommand's run method has returned



I'm not sure what the problem is from that error. I have done some research and I understand that the solution may be held in the answer to this question, but due to my lack of Python knowledge I can't figure out how to adapt it to my use case.

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