[Python-Dev] Adding timeout to socket.py and httplib.py (original) (raw)

Facundo Batista facundo at taniquetil.com.ar
Tue Mar 20 21:41:05 CET 2007


Josiah Carlson wrote:

sentinel = object()

def connect(HOST, PORT, timeout=sentinel): ... if timeout is not sentinel: sock.settimeout(timeout) ... A keyword argument via **kwargs is also fine. I have no preference.

I do. The way you showed here, I'm not restricting user options. I think this is better.

Regards,

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