Cancel a coroutine if it takes longer than `timeout` seconds. Raises asyncio.TimeoutError when fired so the caller can fall back. Python 3.11+ has asyncio.timeout() as a context-manager alternative.
Python
import asyncio
async def slow_task():
await asyncio.sleep(5)
return "done"
async def main():
try:
result = await asyncio.wait_for(slow_task(), timeout=2.0)
print(result)
except asyncio.TimeoutError:
print("Gave up after 2 seconds")
# Python 3.11+ alternative — context manager form, slightly more flexible:
async def main_modern():
try:
async with asyncio.timeout(2.0):
await slow_task()
except TimeoutError:
print("Gave up after 2 seconds")
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