subprocess32_shell_command_execution_with_timeout_handling.py

1import subprocess32
2
3# subprocess32 is a backport of the Python 3.2+ subprocess module for Python 2.
4# The usage is identical to the standard library subprocess module.
5try:
6    output = subprocess32.check_output(["ls", "-l"], timeout=10)
7    print(output)
8except subprocess32.TimeoutExpired:
9    print("The command timed out.")
10except subprocess32.CalledProcessError as e:
11    print("The command failed with return code", e.returncode)