Timer for Python game

Question

I\'m trying to create a simple game where the point is to collect as many blocks as you can in a certain amount of time, say 10 seconds. How can I get a timer to begin ticking a

Answer 1

For a StopWatch helper class, here is my solution which gives you precision on output and also access to the raw start time:

class StopWatch:
    def __init__(self):
        self.start()
    def start(self):
        self._startTime = time.time()
    def getStartTime(self):
        return self._startTime
    def elapsed(self, prec=3):
        prec = 3 if prec is None or not isinstance(prec, (int, long)) else prec
        diff= time.time() - self._startTime
        return round(diff, prec)
def round(n, p=0):
    m = 10 ** p
    return math.floor(n * m + 0.5) / m