code: def __get_new_timeout(self, timeout):
          
          try:
              timeout_multiplier = float(self.timeout_multiplier)
              if timeout_multiplier <= 0.5:
                  timeout_multiplier = 0.5
              timeout = int(math.ceil(timeout_multiplier * timeout))
              return timeout
          except Exception:
              # Wrong data type for timeout_multiplier (expecting int or float)
              return timeout
docs: When using --timeout_multiplier=#.#