Python timeout decorator

timeout.py

import time
from functools import wraps
from multiprocessing.context import TimeoutError
from multiprocessing.pool import ThreadPool


def timeout(seconds):
    def timeout_wrapper(func):
        @wraps(func)
        def wrapped(*args, **kwargs):
            try:
                pool = ThreadPool(processes=1)
                result = pool.apply_async(func, args, kwargs)
                return result.get(timeout=seconds)
            except TimeoutError:
                return None

        return wrapped

    return timeout_wrapper


@timeout(seconds=3)
def endless_hello(name):
    time.sleep(5)
    return "Hello {}".format(name)


@timeout(seconds=3)
def hello(name):
    return "Hello {}".format(name)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    print(endless_hello("Rumpelstilzchen"))
    print(hello("Rumpelstilzchen"))
    print(endless_hello.__name__)
    print(hello.__name__)