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python.http_timeout

Stability High

Detects HTTP requests without timeout configuration.

Why It Matters

Missing HTTP timeouts:

Requests hang forever — No timeout means indefinite wait
Resource exhaustion — Connections never released
Cascading failures — One slow service blocks everything

Example

# ❌ Before (no timeout)
import httpx

async def fetch_data():
    async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
        return await client.get(url)  # No timeout!

# ✅ After (with timeout)
import httpx

async def fetch_data():
    async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=30.0) as client:
        return await client.get(url)

# Or per-request timeout:
async def fetch_data():
    async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
        return await client.get(url, timeout=httpx.Timeout(30.0))

What Unfault Detects

HTTP clients without timeout parameter
Per-request calls without timeout
Very long timeout values

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