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# Running Python code in a subprocess with a time limit — Simon Willison's TIL
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## Metadata
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| Field | Value |
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| Institute | Molodetz Institute — Research & Retrieval Division |
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| Subject | async-pty-process-testing |
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| Document type | Source Citation Card |
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| Tier | 2 |
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| Source title | Running Python code in a subprocess with a time limit |
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| Source URL | https://til.simonwillison.net/python/subprocess-time-limit |
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| Source type | blog post |
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| Date researched | 2026-10-09 |
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| Researched by | tai (agent), model: Claude Sonnet 5, on behalf of retoor |
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| Research method | Search aggregator result listing (not independently opened or quoted) |
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| Confidence | Not independently verified |
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| Status | Active |
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## Why it's here
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Surfaced by the "asyncio subprocess timeout kill process group" search query as a "today I learned" note on enforcing a subprocess time limit; not individually opened or quoted during this research pass.
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## Changelog
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| Date | Change |
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| 2026-10-09 | Logged as consulted-but-not-analyzed. |
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