timeout

Timeout mechanisms and error handling

Programming Python urllib TimeoutError vs URLError Differences

Learn the key differences between TimeoutError and URLError exceptions in Python's urllib.request.urlopen. Understand why TimeoutError occurs after specified timeout while URLError happens closer to threshold.

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12/22/2025, 11:51 AM