Update get_commits.py

get_commits.py

@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ git checkout FETCH_HEAD^ -- README.md
 """
 
 #Shell utils
-def run_in_shell(cmd: str, cwd=None):
-    completed = subprocess.run([cmd], capture_output=True, shell=True, cwd=cwd)
+def run_in_shell(cmd: str, cwd=None, timeout=120):
+    # Default 2min timeout (mostly for git fetch --depth 2 origin when the repo is private & GH asks for a username)
+    completed = subprocess.run([cmd], capture_output=True, shell=True, cwd=cwd, timeout=timeout)
     return completed
 
 def get_file_contents(commit, old_file, new_file, repo, cwd=None):