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-rw-r--r--resources/libraries/python/ssh.py9
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/resources/libraries/python/ssh.py b/resources/libraries/python/ssh.py
index 90ac0be2dc..3a2c1b661a 100644
--- a/resources/libraries/python/ssh.py
+++ b/resources/libraries/python/ssh.py
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ __all__ = ["exec_cmd", "exec_cmd_no_error"]
# TODO: load priv key
+class SSHTimeout(Exception):
+ """This exception is raised when a timeout occurs."""
+ pass
+
+
class SSH(object):
"""Contains methods for managing and using SSH connections."""
@@ -118,7 +123,7 @@ class SSH(object):
:type timeout: int
:return return_code, stdout, stderr
:rtype: tuple(int, str, str)
- :raise socket.timeout: If command is not finished in timeout time.
+ :raise SSHTimeout: If command is not finished in timeout time.
"""
start = time()
stdout = StringIO.StringIO()
@@ -144,7 +149,7 @@ class SSH(object):
stderr.write(chan.recv_stderr(self.__MAX_RECV_BUF))
if time() - start > timeout:
- raise socket.timeout(
+ raise SSHTimeout(
'Timeout exception.\n'
'Current contents of stdout buffer: {0}\n'
'Current contents of stderr buffer: {1}\n'