# \[Bug #3170\] timeout() does'nt work with Non Integer/Float Argument

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-3170-timeout-doesnt-work-with-non-integer-float-argument/187167>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [April 19, 2010, 4:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-3170-timeout-doesnt-work-with-non-integer-float-argument/187167 "2010-04-19T04:02:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 19, 2010, 4:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-3170-timeout-doesnt-work-with-non-integer-float-argument/187167/1 "2010-04-19T04:02:07Z")

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Bug #3170: timeout() does’nt work with Non Integer/Float Argument  
[http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/3170](http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/3170)

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$ ruby -v -rtimeout -rrational -e ‘timeout(Rational(1,2)){ sleep 3; p  
“slept” }’  
ruby 1.8.7 (2009-12-24 patchlevel 248) [i686-darwin9]  
“slept”

$ ruby19 -v -rtimeout -rrational -e ‘timeout(Rational(1,2)){ sleep 3; p  
“slept!” }’  
ruby 1.9.2dev (2009-09-25 trunk 25091) [i386-darwin9]  
lib/rational.rb is deprecated  
-e:1:in `sleep': execution expired (Timeout::Error) from -e:1:in `block in ’  
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**Post date:** [April 19, 2010, 10:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-3170-timeout-doesnt-work-with-non-integer-float-argument/187167/2 "2010-04-19T10:07:56Z")

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[http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/3170](http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/3170)