Just for when you need a socket to always timeout

TimeoutServer.py

# Echo server program
import socket
import time

# Symbolic name meaning all available interfaces
HOST = ''
# Arbitrary non-privileged port
PORT = 18080
s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
s.bind((HOST, PORT))
s.listen(1)
conn, addr = s.accept()
print 'Connected by', addr
while True:
    data = conn.recv(1024)
    print('Recv-ed %d bytes' % len(data))
    time.sleep(1)
    
    #if not data: break
    #conn.sendall(data)
conn.close()