import nodegraphutils
nodegraphutils.reconnectAroundItems(hou.selectedNodes(), False)

def reconnectAroundItems(items, update_unpinned_dots,
                         single_input_to_disconnect = None,
                         editor = None):
    conns = getExternalConnections(items)
    replacements = getReplacementConnections(conns, items)
    with hou.undos.group('Reconnect around items', editor):
        # If requested, only delete the first connection to the specified
        # input item.
        if single_input_to_disconnect is not None:
            conns = list(conn for conn in conns
                if conn.inputItem() in items or
                   (conn.outputItem() == single_input_to_disconnect and
                    conn.inputIndex() == 0))
        deleteConnections(conns, update_unpinned_dots, editor=editor)
        for replacement in replacements:
            replacement.createConnection()