Python : Basic countdown timer & function() > int()

Question

I\'m trying to ucreate a timer function that runs in the background of my code and make it so I can use/check the time. What I mean by use/check, I\'m trying to make it so I can

Answer 1

import time

def timer(tim):
    time.sleep(1)
    print tim

def hall():
    tim = 15
    while (tim > 0):
        print 'do something'
        timer(tim)
        tim-=1

Not the cleanest solution, but it will do what you need.