Enables to run subprocess commands in a different thread with TIMEOUT option!

subprocess_timeout.py

import subprocess, threading

class Command(object):
    '''
    Enables to run subprocess commands in a different thread
    with TIMEOUT option!

    Based on jcollado's solution:
    http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1191374/subprocess-with-timeout/4825933#4825933
    '''
    def __init__(self, cmd):
        self.cmd = cmd
        self.process = None

    def run(self, timeout=None, **kwargs):
        def target(**kwargs):
            self.process = subprocess.Popen(self.cmd, **kwargs)
            self.process.communicate()

        thread = threading.Thread(target=target, kwargs=kwargs)
        thread.start()

        thread.join(timeout)
        if thread.is_alive():
            self.process.terminate()
            thread.join()

        return self.process.returncode