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Functions that can run in or out of coro.

This module provides emulation for some functions to run whether or not the coro event loop is running.

Version: $Revision: #3 $

Classes

_shutdown_sigalrm_exc

Functions

_shutdown_sigalrm_handler(unused_signum, unused_frame)

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with_timeout(timeout, function, *args, **kwargs)
Call a function with a timeout.

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sleep_relative(delta)
Sleep for a period of time.

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Variables

__package__ = 'coro'

Function Details

with_timeout(timeout, function, *args, **kwargs)

Call a function with a timeout.

This version supports running even if the coro event loop isn't running by using SIGALRM.

See coro._coro.sched.with_timeout for more detail.

Parameters:

timeout - : The number of seconds to wait before raising the timeout. May be a floating point number.
function - : The function to call.

Returns:

Returns the return value of the function.

Raises:

coro.TimeoutError - : The timeout expired.

sleep_relative(delta)

Sleep for a period of time.

Parameters:

delta - : The number of seconds to sleep.