Added HTTP timeout to avoid hanging forever.

scottjbarr · Apr 12, 2014 · 69f14b9 · 69f14b9
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commit 69f14b9
Showing 1 changed file with 4 additions and 1 deletion.
diff --git a/bitfinex.py b/bitfinex.py
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 PATH_LENDBOOK = "lendbook/%s"
 PATH_ORDERBOOK = "book/%s"
 
+# HTTP request timeout in seconds
+TIMEOUT = 5.0
+
 class Client(object):
     """
     Client for the bitfinex.com API.
@@ -176,7 +179,7 @@ def _convert_to_floats(self, data):
 
 
     def _get(self, url):
-        return json.loads(requests.get(url).content.decode())
+        return requests.get(url, timeout=TIMEOUT).json()
 
 
     def _build_parameters(self, parameters):