import threading def __timeout(func, timeout_duration, default, args, kwargs): class InterruptableThread(threading.Thread): name = "liquidsoap_timeout" def __init__(self): threading.Thread.__init__(self) self.result = default def run(self): self.result = func(*args, **kwargs) while True: thread = InterruptableThread() thread.start() thread.join(timeout_duration) if thread.is_alive(): raise RuntimeError("Thread did not terminate") return thread.result def ls_timeout(func, timeout=15, default=None): def new_f(*args, **kwargs): return __timeout(func, timeout, default, args, kwargs) return new_f