Sometimes, we want to use module ‘subprocess’ with timeout with Python.
In this article, we’ll look at how to use module ‘subprocess’ with timeout with Python.
How to use module ‘subprocess’ with timeout with Python?
To use module ‘subprocess’ with timeout with Python, we can use the check_output function with the timeout argument.
For instance, we write
from subprocess import STDOUT, check_output
output = check_output(cmd, stderr=STDOUT, timeout=seconds)
to call check_output to run the cmd command with the timeout given in seconds.
We set stderr to STDOUT to output errors to stdout.
Conclusion
To use module ‘subprocess’ with timeout with Python, we can use the check_output function with the timeout argument.
