function of time module in python code example

Example 1: python time library

#also see datetime
import time
now = time.time()
print(now)

Example 2: Python Time Module

>>> from time import perf_counter
>>> def longrunning_function():
...     for i in range(1, 11):
...         time.sleep(i / i ** 2)
...
>>> start = perf_counter()
>>> longrunning_function()
>>> end = perf_counter()
>>> execution_time = (end - start)
>>> execution_time
8.201258441999926