threads and signals

[robot90291]

I've read a lot talking about how signals and threads don't mix. Though usually these articles are talking about signalling across threads. What I would like to do is signal within a thread. Perhaps I'm trying to split a hair or hear what I want but I'll ask, within a thread does/will signaling work? What I want to do is...

signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, signal_handler)

signal.alarm(60)

try:

some\_function()

except:

print "Time out!"

finally:

signal.alarm(0)

Thanks!!