Timeout thread.

TimeoutThread.py

import threading

class TimeoutException(Exception): 
    pass 

class TimeoutThread(threading.Thread):
    def run(self):
        def timeout_handler(signum, frame):
            raise TimeoutException()
        
        old_handler = signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, timeout_handler)
        signal.alarm(10)
        try:
            pass #Code here!
        except TimeoutException:
            print "Timed out"
        finally:
            signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, old_handler)