Issue #11727: set regrtest default timeout to 15 minutes
diff --git a/Lib/test/regrtest.py b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
index 8e9fe65..59f57d5 100755
--- a/Lib/test/regrtest.py
+++ b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 -h/--help       -- print this text and exit
 --timeout TIMEOUT
                 -- dump the traceback and exit if a test takes more
-                   than TIMEOUT seconds
+                   than TIMEOUT seconds (default: 15 minutes); disable
+                   the timeout if TIMEOUT is zero
 
 Verbosity
 
@@ -239,7 +240,7 @@
          findleaks=False, use_resources=None, trace=False, coverdir='coverage',
          runleaks=False, huntrleaks=False, verbose2=False, print_slow=False,
          random_seed=None, use_mp=None, verbose3=False, forever=False,
-         header=False, timeout=None):
+         header=False, timeout=15*60):
     """Execute a test suite.
 
     This also parses command-line options and modifies its behavior