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set maximum execution time for a python script
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run_timeout.py
import signal
def set_run_timeout(timeout):
"""Set maximum execution time of the current Python process"""
def alarm(*_):
raise SystemExit("Timed out!")
signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, alarm)
signal.alarm(timeout)
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