timeout.py

import datetime
import random
import time


def wait_for_condition(action, seconds):
    endtime = datetime.datetime.now() + datetime.timedelta(seconds=seconds)
    condition = False

    while endtime > datetime.datetime.now() and not condition:
        condition = action()

    if not condition:
        raise Exception()
    
def do_thing():
    time.sleep(1)
    return True if random.randint(0, 10) > 100 else False

wait_for_condition(do_thing, 10)