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+
+Installation
+------------
+From source code:
+
+    python setup.py install
+
+From pypi:
+
+    pip install timeout-decorator
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+
+    import time
+    import timeout_decorator 
+
+    @timeout_decorator.timeout(5)
+    def mytest():
+        print "Start"
+        for i in range(1,10):
+            time.sleep(1)
+            print "%d seconds have passed" % i
+
+    if __name__ == '__main__':
+        mytest()
+
+
+Acknowledgement
+--------------------
+Derived from http://www.saltycrane.com/blog/2010/04/using-python-timeout-decorator-uploading-s3/
+
+Contribute
+------------
+I would love for you to fork and send me pull request for this project. Please contribute.
+
+License
+---------
+Released under the [MIT License](http://www.opensource.org/licenses/MIT).