QNetworkReply doesn't abort/close

My Code: (relevent parts)

Code:

def update(self):
            request = QNetworkRequest()
            request.setUrl(QUrl("someurl"))
            self.network_manager.finished.connect(self._update)
            self.network_manager.get(request)
 
        def _update(self, reply): # update stage 2    
            if not reply.error() == QNetworkReply.NoError:
                # request probably failed
                print(reply.error())
                print(reply.errorString())
                print("retrying")
                self.update()
            else:
                reply.abort()
                #print(str(reply.readAll().data()))
                data = json.loads(str(reply.readAll().data())) # get data
                #work with the data (irrelevant)
 
        def sendBearer_req(self):
 
            request = QNetworkRequest()
            request.setUrl(QUrl("someotherurl"))
 
            self.network_manager = QNetworkAccessManager()
            self.network_manager.finished.connect(self._request_finished)        
 
            self.network_manager.post(request, self.urlencode_post({'some' : 'thing'}))
 
        def sendBearer(self, reply):
            reply.abort()
            ans = reply.readAll()        
            print(ans)
            time.sleep(5)
            print(ans)
 
            try:
                self.bearer = json.loads(str(ans))                
                self.update()            
            except:
                raise #for debugging
                self.sendBearer_req() #retry        
 
        def _request_finished(self, reply):
            if not reply.error() == QNetworkReply.NoError:
                # request probably failed
                print(reply.error())
                print(reply.errorString())
                print("retrying")
                self.sendBearer_req()
            else:
                self.sendBearer(reply)

Problem:

in this part:

Code:

reply.abort()
    ans = reply.readAll()        
    print(ans)
    time.sleep(5)
    print(ans)

I'm pretty sure the `abort` isn't working because on the first `print` it prints just what i want but then, while it waits, apparently it continues with the code and enters the `update` function where it sends another request. Therefor in the second `print` the two replies mix together and it prints the both.

(btw I tried `close` as well - same result)

What am I doing wrong?

QNetworkReply doesn't abort/close - PyQT