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| -rw-r--r-- | decorator_utils.py | 7 |
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diff --git a/decorator_utils.py b/decorator_utils.py index 438d7f9..4615fec 100644 --- a/decorator_utils.py +++ b/decorator_utils.py @@ -647,6 +647,13 @@ def timeout( main thread). When not using signals, timeout granularity will be rounded to the nearest 0.1s. + Beware that an @timeout on a function inside a module will be + evaluated at module load time and not when the wrapped function is + invoked. This can lead to problems when relying on the automatic + main thread detection code (use_signals=None, the default) since + the import probably happens on the main thread and the invocation + can happen on a different thread (which can't use signals). + Raises an exception when/if the timeout is reached. It is illegal to pass anything other than a function as the first |