python smtplib set timeout

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i trying write small application for send email every day whit status of my server, i am use smtplib, bat have little problem i don't know can set connection timeout ! im try whit smtp.setdefaulttimeout(30) bat not work ``` def connect(host,user,password) try: smtp = smtplib.SMTP(host) smtp.login(user, password) code = smtp.ehlo()[0] if not (200 <= code <= 299): code = smtp.helo()[0] except: pass ``` how set connection timeout to this function ? thanks

Accepted Answer

From Python 2.6 you can set a timeout in SMTP library (official documentation):

```
class smtplib.SMTP([host[, port[, local_hostname[, timeout]]]])
```

"if not specified, the global default timeout setting will be used"

If you use an older version of Python (< 2.6 ) you need to set a socket default timeout:

```
import socket
socket.setdefaulttimeout(120)
```

For me worked fine.

python smtplib set timeout

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