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A concrete starting point
Run trusted Python text of at most 4096 characters in an existing directory with a 50–5000 ms timeout. Check Unicode output, failed exits and direct-child termination on timeout, rejecting invalid limits without claiming sandboxing or descendant cleanup.
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Timed Python child execution
A concrete starting point
import math, os, subprocess, sys
from pathlib import Path
def run_trusted_python(script, seconds, folder):
if type(script) is not str or len(script) > 4096:
raise ValueError("child.script")
if type(seconds) not in (int, float) or not .05 <= seconds <= 5 or not math.isfinite(seconds):
raise ValueError("child.timeout")
if not isinstance(folder, (str, Path)) or not Path(folder).is_dir():
raise ValueError("child.folder")
return subprocess.run([sys.executable, "-I", "-S", "-X", "utf8", "-c", script],
cwd=folder, timeout=seconds, capture_output=True, text=True,
encoding="utf-8", check=False,
creationflags=subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW if os.name == "nt" else 0)The example is a starting point for a real project, not a claim that generated code is already tested. Adjust paths, dependencies and expected behavior to match your application.