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+import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
+
+BROKER = "broker.hivemq.com"
+PORT = 1883
+
+# Callback when client connects
+def on_connect(client, userdata, flags, rc):
+    if rc == 0:
+        print("✅ Successfully connected to HiveMQ broker!")
+    else:
+        print("❌ Failed to connect. Return code:", rc)
+
+# Create client
+client = mqtt.Client()
+
+# Attach callback
+client.on_connect = on_connect
+
+try:
+    print("Attempting to connect...")
+
+    # Connect to broker
+    client.connect(BROKER, PORT, 60)
+
+    # Start network loop
+    client.loop_start()
+
+except Exception as e:
+    print("❌ Connection error:", e)
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