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script.py
from multiprocessing import Queue, Process
def do_something_really_slow(url):
...
result = Queue()
proc = Process(target=do_something_really_slow, args=(url,))
proc.start()
proc.join(timeout=5) # Wait 5 seconds, then timeout
if proc.exitcode != 0:
proc.kill() # Just in case
raise SystemError("We were unable to fetch the URL")
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