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import subprocess
import time
import signal


def run_and_kill(command, timeout):
  """
  Runs a command-line process and kills it after a specified timeout.

  Args:
      command: The command string to execute.
      timeout: The time in seconds to wait before killing the process.
  """
  # Open a new process group for the external program
  pgid = os.getpgrp()
  process = subprocess.Popen(command, preexec_fn=os.setsid)

  try:
    # Wait for the specified time
    time.sleep(timeout)
  except KeyboardInterrupt:
    print("Exiting due to keyboard interrupt.")
    pass
  finally:
    # Send SIGKILL to the process group to kill the external program and any subprocesses
    os.killpg(pgid, signal.SIGKILL)


if __name__ == "__main__":
  # Replace "your_command" with the actual command you want to run
  command = "your_command"
  # Set the desired timeout in seconds
  timeout = 30

  # Run the command and kill it after timeout
  run_and_kill(command.split(), timeout)

  print("Process killed successfully.")
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