Adds custom timeout option

proxycrawl · proxycrawl · commit fdafd73cfb43 · 2020-02-06T01:14:18.000+08:00
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -119,6 +119,16 @@ print(response['headers']['pc_status'])
 
 If you have questions or need help using the library, please open an issue or [contact us](https://proxycrawl.com/contact).
 
+## Custom timeout
+
+If you need to use a custom timeout, you can pass it to the class instance creation like the following:
+
+```python
+api = ProxyCrawlAPI({ 'token': 'TOKEN', 'timeout': 120 })
+```
+
+Timeout is in seconds.
+
 ---
 
 Copyright 2020 ProxyCrawl
diff --git a/proxycrawl/proxycrawl_api.py b/proxycrawl/proxycrawl_api.py
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ class ProxyCrawlAPI:
     def __init__(self, options):
         if options['token'] is None or options['token'] == '':
             raise Exception('You need to specify the token')
+        if 'timeout' in options:
+            self.timeout = options['timeout']
         self.options = options
         self.endPointUrl = PROXYCRAWL_API_URL + '?token=' + options['token']
 
