[Python-ideas] Timer that starts as soon as it is imported

[anatoly techtonik]

On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 9:21 PM, Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 4:05 AM, anatoly techtonik <techtonik at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> -- if it could be reset and restarted at need -- why not start it
>>>    manually in the first place?
>>
>> Current ways of measuring script run-time are not cross-platform or
>> not memorizable. I have to reinvent timer code a couple of times, and
>> that's not convenient for the code that is only relevant while debugging.
>
> Sounds to me like something that doesn't belong in the stdlib, but
> makes a great utility module for private use.

There are a lot of helpers like this that might be useful. Installing them
separately is a lot of hassle - it is easy to forget some.