what does sleep(1) do python code example

Example 1: sleep function python

import time

print("Printed immediately.")
time.sleep(2.4)
print("Printed after 2.4 seconds.")

Example 2: sleep in python 3

#!/usr/bin/python3
import time

print ("Start : %s" % time.ctime())
time.sleep( 5 )
print ("End : %s" % time.ctime())

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