Start Timer#

timer.start()#

Starts the Timer. Should always be followed by timer.stop() later in the code.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
`thread`	`str \| None`	Option to start new thread.	`None`
`decimals`	`int \| None`	Option to define decimals for output. Minimum `0` (for no decimals) and maximum `9`. If `None`, default is `2` decimals. May be overruled in certain cases due to humanised output.	`None`

Example

Basic usage:

Python
from timer import Timer

timer = Timer()
timer.start()

# Insert your code here

timer.stop()

How it appears in the terminal:

Elapsed time: 12.34 seconds

With custom thread name and decimals:

Python
from timer import Timer

timer = Timer()
timer.start(thread="custom", decimals=5)

# Insert your code here

timer.stop(thread="custom")

How it appears in the terminal:

% Elapsed time: 0.12345 seconds for thread CUSTOM