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+# $Id: timer.py,v 1.1 2010-09-27 19:41:15 wirawan Exp $
+#
+# timer.py
+# Simple timer and possibly other timing-related routine
+#
+# Wirawan Purwanto
+# Created: 20081022
+#
+import time
+
+class timer:
+  '''A small timer class.'''
+  def start(self):
+    self.tm1 = time.clock()
+  def stop(self):
+    self.tm2 = time.clock()
+    return (self.tm2 - self.tm1)
+  def length(self):
+    return self.tm2 - self.tm1
+