calculating system clock resolution

[jUrner at arcor.de]

Hello all

I have the problem of how to calculate the resolution of the system
clock.
Its now two days of head sratching and still there is nothing more than
these few lines on my huge white sheet of paper stiring at me. Lame I
know.

import time

t1 = time.time()
while True:
    t2 = time.time()
    if t2 > t1:
        print t1, t2
        # start calculating here
        break


BTW t1 and t2 print out equal up to the fraction on my machine. What
does
python know that I don't? A pointer to the source lines where this is
implemented
would even be helpfull to clear this out. Can't seem to find it.

Anyone any ideas?