[issue11727] Add a --timeout option to regrtest.py using the faulthandler module

[STINNER Victor]

STINNER Victor <victor.stinner at haypocalc.com> added the comment:

>> "x86 Tiger custom" to learn more about test_threadsignals timeout 
>> (1 hour)
>
> Please read the comments. There is no timeout anymore.

The last build failed with:
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[213/354] test_plistlib
[214/354] test_minidom
[215/354] test_threadsignals

command timed out: 3600 seconds without output, killing pid 24165
process killed by signal 9
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http://www.python.org/dev/buildbot/all/builders/x86%20Tiger%203.x/builds/2262/steps/test/logs/stdio

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