[issue32795] subprocess.check_output() with timeout does not exit if child process does not generate output after timeout

[Mike Lewis]

Mike Lewis <mike.lewis at mavenwireless.com> added the comment:

Example of the output:

$ ./timeout.py
Subprocess with idle stdout at timeout: start at  1518081130.44
Timed out at: 1518081135.45, 5 seconds
Generating stdout from subprocess: start at  1518081135.45
Timed out at: 1518081136.47, 1 seconds

As you see, the 1 second timeout is respected in the second case where the child process is generating output.

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