/apiary/tools/timer.py

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import time

# *FIX: time.time() may have poor precision depending on the platform.


class Timer (object):
    def __init__(self):
        self.start = time.time()
        self.intervals = []

    def event(self, eventname):
        '''
        eventname - an arbitrary string for reporting purposes.
        '''
        self.intervals.append((eventname, time.time()))