Python time sleep() method
Description
Python time sleep() function delays the execution of the calling thread. The parameter secs indicates the number of seconds, representing the time the process is suspended.
Syntax
sleep() method syntax:
time.sleep(t)
Parameters
- t -- the number of seconds to delay execution.
Return Value
This function has no return value.
Example
The following example demonstrates how to use the sleep() function:
Example
#!/usr/bin/python
import time
print "Start : %s" % time.ctime()
time.sleep( 5 )
print "End : %s" % time.ctime()
The output of the above example is:
Start : Tue Feb 17 10:19:18 2013 End : Tue Feb 17 10:19:23 2013Other Extensions