docs: def timeout(delay, call, *args, **kwargs):
      """Run a function call for `delay` seconds, and raise a RuntimeError
      if the operation didn't complete."""
      return_value = None
  
      def target():
          nonlocal return_value
          return_value = call(*args, **kwargs)
  
      t = Thread(target=target)
      t.start()
      t.join(delay)
      if t.is_alive():
          raise RuntimeError("Operation did not complete within time.")
  
      return return_value