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python sleep

Date: 2007-11-15  |   Tags: python
how to sleep for 5 seconds in python: 
import time
time.sleep(5)


how to sleep for 0.5 seconds in python: 
import time
time.sleep(0.5)


From the Python documentation:
Suspend execution for the given number of seconds. The argument may be a floating point number to indicate a more precise sleep time. The actual suspension time may be less than that requested because any caught signal will terminate the sleep() following execution of that signal's catching routine. Also, the suspension time may be longer than requested by an arbitrary amount because of the scheduling of other activity in the system.

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