Amit Khemka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > import signal > TIMEOUT = 5 # number of seconds your want for timeout > signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, input) > signal.alarm(TIMEOUT) > > def input(): > try: > foo = raw_input() > return foo > except: > # timeout > return
This doesn't work with raw_input under linux, maybe because the readline lib is snagging the timer interrupt or something. Use sys.stdin.readline instead. SF bug: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=685846&group_id=5470&atid=105470 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
