exec code with timeout?

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Paul Moore wrote:

>>>> import thread
>>>> import time
> 
>>>> def alarm(sec):
> ...     def wait(sec):
> ...         time.sleep(sec)
> ...         thread.interrupt_main()
> ...     thread.start_new_thread(wait, (sec,))

    	This looks perfect!  Many thanks.

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