How can I make a python script stop itself after 10 seconds?

Question

I am working on a project of my own that involves servos on a raspberry pi. I have them spinning when I execute the code but I'd prefer to have the python script kill itself after 10 seconds, rather then having to hit CTRL + C all the time. Is there a way to do this with this particular code?

import RPi.GPIO as GPIO

import time

GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BOARD)

GPIO.setup(7,GPIO.OUT)

try:
                while True:
                        GPIO.output(7,1)
                        time.sleep(0.0015)
                        GPIO.output(7,0)

                        time.sleep(0.01)

except KeyboardInterrupt:
       print"Stopping Auto-Feeder"
       GPIO.cleanup()

Check if 10 seconds have passed, then exit the loop. – Carcigenicate Nov 04 '16 at 11:55 — Carcigenicate, Nov 04 '16 at 11:55

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 04 '16 at 11:57

3

Try something like the following:

import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
import time


stop_time = time.time() + 10

GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BOARD)
GPIO.setup(7,GPIO.OUT)

try:
    while time.time() < stop_time:
            GPIO.output(7,1)
            time.sleep(0.0015)
            GPIO.output(7,0)

            time.sleep(0.01)

except KeyboardInterrupt:
    pass

print"Stopping Auto-Feeder"
GPIO.cleanup()

answered Nov 04 '16 at 11:57

Martin Evans

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Works like a charm! Thanks very much. – TGFoxy Nov 04 '16 at 12:07

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 18 '21 at 16:05

0

Try this one

wait = 10
while wait > 0:
    print(wait)
    time.sleep(1)
    wait = wait - 1```

answered Sep 18 '21 at 16:05

Waseem Khan

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How can I make a python script stop itself after 10 seconds?

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