継続的なプロセス出力をキャプチャするときに Python プログラムがハングしないようにするにはどうすればよいですか?

<code class="python">import subprocess
import threading
import time

def read_output(process, append):
    for line in iter(process.stdout.readline, ""):
        append(line)

def main():
    process = subprocess.Popen(["top"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, close_fds=True)
    try:
        q = collections.deque(maxlen=200)
        t = threading.Thread(target=read_output, args=(process, q.append))
        t.daemon = True
        t.start()
        time.sleep(2)
    finally:
        process.terminate()
    print(''.join(q))</code>

<code class="python">import signal
import subprocess
import time

def alarm_handler(signum, frame):
    raise Alarm

def main():
    process = subprocess.Popen(["top"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, close_fds=True)
    signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, alarm_handler)
    signal.alarm(2)
    q = collections.deque(maxlen=200)
    try:
        for line in iter(process.stdout.readline, ""):
            q.append(line)
        signal.alarm(0)
    except Alarm:
        process.terminate()
    finally:
        print(''.join(q))</code>

<code class="python">import threading
import subprocess

def main():
    process = subprocess.Popen(["top"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, close_fds=True)
    timer = threading.Timer(2, process.terminate)
    timer.start()
    q = collections.deque(process.stdout, maxlen=200)
    timer.cancel()
    print(''.join(q))</code>