threads and timeout -> running a shell command / want to guard against infinite loops

[marcus.liddle at gmail.com]

On Tuesday, 19 August 2003 15:01:01 UTC+12, Marcus Liddle  wrote:
> <newbie hat>
> 
> Hi
> 
> I'm trying to get a really simple python program to
>   run a bash testing script and kill itself if its
>   been running to long (ie infinite loop)
> 
> create the thread object - test = TestThread()
> run the command - test.do_command("infloop.bash")
> if t.isAlive(): ...stop it
> 
> any good ideas?
> 
> cheers
> Marcus
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-- thank you Marcus Liddle
(no relation to Alice Liddle from the Liddle House)