How to implement Timeout in BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler Python

Question

In my python script, I am trying to run a web server:

server = BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer((\'127.0.0.1\',8080), RequestHandler)

I have a req

Answer 1

As pointed out by Tey' in TinBane's answer, timeout attribute will not work with serve_forever() method, as stated in the doc:

The workaround is to use a custom loop for handling the request as pointed out by user3483992

while True: server.handle_request()

handle_request() will then trigger the method handle_timeout() at the end of the given timeout as expected:

...except the handle_timeout method is doing nothing:

A solution is then to provide another implementation for this method, such as (credit here):

server.handle_timeout = lambda: (_ for _ in ()).throw(TimeoutError())

In short:

try:
     server = HTTPServer(('', PORT_NUMBER), `yourAwesomeRequestHandler`)
     server.timeout = 10
     server.handle_timeout = lambda: (_ for _ in ()).throw(TimeoutError())
     while True: server.handle_request()
except TimeoutError:
    // TODO