socket read timeout

[Steve Holden]

hg wrote:
> Facundo Batista wrote:
> 
>> hg wrote:
>>
>>> Do you mean use select ?
>> No, socket's timeout:
>>
>>>>> import socket
>>>>> s = socket.socket()
>>>>> s.settimeout(5)
>>>>> ...
>> Regards,
>>
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> 
> 
> My issue with that is the effect on write: I only want a timeout on read ...
> but anyway ...
> 
If you want selective timeout behaviour then yes, you should use select.

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  Steve
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