shaunvxc / sockclock

decorator to temporarily override socket's default timeout :alarm_clock:

sockclock

decorator to temporarily override socket's default timeout

Why?

If you find yourself managing the socket module's default value to avoid the pesky socket timeout errors, this decorator can help you. I've personally found it useful when making http requests using ChromeDriver or PhantomJS.

Usage

Decorate any function you'd like with the set_timeout decorator, and it override socket's timeout value, but only during execution of that function.

@sockclock.set_timeout(50)
def some_slow_fn():
    # the socket timeout will be updated to 50 during execution of this function.
    ...


some_slow_fn()

some_faster_fn() # socket's timeout is back to its normal default (ie, the default system timeout value).

Installation

$ pip install sockclock