gh-90867: test.support.wait_process() uses LONG_TIMEOUT (#99071)

vstinner · web-flow · commit f09da28768b7 · 2022-11-04T14:41:33.000+01:00
The test.support.wait_process() function now uses a timeout of
LONG_TIMEOUT seconds by default, instead of SHORT_TIMEOUT.  It
doesn't matter if a Python buildbot is slower, it only matters that
the process completes. The timeout should just be shorter than
"forever".
diff --git a/Lib/test/support/__init__.py b/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
@@ -2097,15 +2097,15 @@ def wait_process(pid, *, exitcode, timeout=None):
 
     Raise an AssertionError if the process exit code is not equal to exitcode.
 
-    If the process runs longer than timeout seconds (SHORT_TIMEOUT by default),
+    If the process runs longer than timeout seconds (LONG_TIMEOUT by default),
     kill the process (if signal.SIGKILL is available) and raise an
     AssertionError. The timeout feature is not available on Windows.
     """
     if os.name != "nt":
         import signal
 
         if timeout is None:
-            timeout = SHORT_TIMEOUT
+            timeout = LONG_TIMEOUT
 
         start_time = time.monotonic()
         for _ in sleeping_retry(timeout, error=False):
