🔒 How do I pause execution for a given time (like sleep()) but taking into account execution time?

[spare mango]

Let's say my code runs anywhere between .05 seconds and .5 (it's not that variant but you get it), and I want to start each cycle 1 second apart. How do I take into account the amount of time it takes?

[torpid valve]

@spare mango

Python help channel opened

Remember to:

• Ask your Python question, not if you can ask or if there's an expert who can help.
• Show a code sample as text (rather than a screenshot) and the error message, if you've got one.
• Explain what you expect to happen and what actually happens.

:warning: Do not pip install anything that isn't related to your question, especially if asked to over DMs.

Closes after a period of inactivity, or when you send !close.

[jaunty quarry]

you can use time.time() to note down the time at the start and end of the process

[spare mango]

ooh

[jaunty quarry]

then subtract that from 1 second, and sleep for that amount

[spare mango]

smart

will do

what format is time in again?

one sec

[jaunty quarry]

it's epoch time

it's a float of seconds

!e

import time

print(time.time())

[torpid valve]

:white_check_mark: Your 3.12 eval job has completed with return code 0.

1728833280.607594

[spare mango]

ohh. like seconds from jan 1 1970?

alright perfect

[jaunty quarry]

exactly

but that isn't necessarily important

you just need to get the difference of 2 different time.time() calls

!e

import time

start = time.time()
time.sleep(1)
end = time.time()

print(f"The process took {end - start:.2f} seconds")

[torpid valve]

:white_check_mark: Your 3.12 eval job has completed with return code 0.

The process took 1.00 seconds

[chrome wharf]

sounds like a task for https://docs.python.org/3/library/threading.html#timer-objects

[spare mango]

yeah, I just didn't know if I had to seperate out milliseconds or something. But no, we're good

[spare mango]

how so?

I've gotten a good answer, let's see if this can top it lol

[chrome wharf]

Timer calls your function after a given time

maybe not the best fit to use threads tho, idk

[spare mango]

I may need threading for performance later in my code, I'll check it out.

[torpid valve]

Python help channel closed

This help channel has been closed and it's no longer possible to send messages here. If your question wasn't answered, feel free to create a new post in #1035199133436354600. To maximize your chances of getting a response, check out this guide on asking good questions.