file to complile as binary for m3u8 download with hang timeout error handling

dl_m3u8.py

# pip install m3u8_To_MP4

# Code to download m3u8 links as mp4 files
import signal
import sys

import m3u8_To_MP4


def handler(signum, frame):
  raise Exception('Function timed out while attempting to download!')

def dl_m3u8(url, directory, filename):
  # Note directory should be the filepath to save the file ex: '/home/username/bin'
  # Directory can be a relative or absolute path
  # Filename should end with an .mp4 ex: 'test.mp4'
  try:
    m3u8_To_MP4.multithread_download(
      url,
      mp4_file_dir=directory,
      mp4_file_name=filename
    )
  except Exception as e:
    print(e)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    url = sys.argv[1]
    fp = sys.argv[2]
    directory = '/'.join(fp.split('/')[:-1])
    fp = fp.split('/')[-1]

    # Register the signal function handler
    signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, handler)

    # Define a timeout for the download
    timeout = 300 # How long to wait to exit the function if it hangs.
    signal.alarm(timeout)

    dl_m3u8(url, directory, fp)