The time module provides functions for working with time, including the ability to get the current time in seconds since the epoch and the current processor time in seconds.
time.sleep
The time.sleep function sleeps for a specified number of seconds.
Syntax
time.sleep(seconds)Parameters
seconds: The number of seconds to sleep.
Return Value
None.
Example
Here are some examples of how to use the time.sleep function:
import time
// Sleep for 2 seconds
time.sleep(2)
// Sleep for a fraction of a second
time.sleep(0.5)time.time
The time.time function returns the current time in seconds since the epoch (the beginning of the year 1970).
Syntax
time.time()Return Value
The current time in seconds since the epoch.
Example
import time
// Get the current time in seconds
var current_time = time.time()
print(current_time) // [current time in seconds]
time.clock
The time.clock function returns the current processor time as a floating point number of seconds. The processor time is defined as the time spent executing instructions of the program.
Syntax
time.clock()Return Value
The current processor time in seconds.
Example
import time
// Calculate the elapsed processor time between two points in time
var start_time = time.clock()
// Perform some operation here
var end_time = time.clock()
elapsed_time = end_time - start_time
print(elapsed_time)