python shell cmd timeout using subprocess

import subprocess
import time

def command(cmd, timeout=5): 
p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True) 
t_beginning = time.time()
#print('thread start time is '+str(t_beginning))
seconds_passed = 0
while True: 
if p.poll() is not None: 
break 
seconds_passed = time.time() - t_beginning
print("thread check time is "+str(seconds_passed)+"\n")
if timeout and seconds_passed > timeout: 
p.terminate()
current = time.time()
print("thread timeout time is "+str(current)+"\n")
raise TimeoutError(cmd, timeout)
time.sleep(1)
current = time.time()
print("thread normal end time is "+str(current)+"\n")
return p.stdout.read()


for i in range(5):
try:
command('time.sleep(10)')
except:
current = time.time()
print("thread abnormal exit time is "+str(current)+"\n")