[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-457114 ] Incorporate timeoutsocket.py into core

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Bugs item #457114, was opened at 2001-08-30 22:48
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Category: Python Library
Group: Feature Request
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Skip Montanaro (montanaro)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Incorporate timeoutsocket.py into core

Initial Comment:
I was responding to a question on c.l.py earlier about
urllib hanging and was reminded of Tim O'Malley's
timeoutsocket.py.  It's a shim above socket that allows
you to set timeouts on any TCP connections.  Back in
January, Jeff Bauer suggested in c.l.py that it be
included in the core.  I agree that it provides useful
extra functionality beyond the current socket
implementation and would like it to be considered for
addition to the standard distribution.  Here's a
pointer:

    http://www.timo-tasi.org/python/timeoutsocket.py

Here's how you use it:

    import timeoutsocket
    import httplib
    timeoutsocket.setDefaultSocketTimeout(20)
    # at this point any sockets created
    # will have a 20-second timeout
    h = httplib.HTTP("www.python.org")

Pretty simple, huh?

Skip


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