def input_with_timeout(dur, player):
#function to kill player
def killit():
os.kill(os.getpid(), signal.SIGINT)
#timer with kill function tagged onto end
t = Timer(dur/1000, killit)
#plays
player.play()
try:
#starts timer
t.start()
#awaits user input and acts based on input
keyboard = raw_input("Enter your next command...")
while 1:
if keyboard == "play":
player.play()
t.start()
elif keyboard == "pause":
player.pause()
t.sleep()
elif keyboard == "stop":
player.stop()
t.cancel()
return "stop"
elif keyboard == "next":
player.stop()
t.cancel()
return "next"
except KeyboardInterrupt:
print "Exception thrown"
pass
player.stop()
t.cancel()
print "Timer cancelled"
return
