mt - minimal timing in python

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mt.py

import time
import datetime
from termcolor import colored

class mt:
	# init function, no values required, but you can supply name & maximum value before the "timing" string is printed in red
	def __init__(self,name="",maximum = 0.5):
		# store datetime.today() as a instance variable, as well as name & maximum
		self.t1 = datetime.datetime.today()
		self.name = name
		self.maximum = maximum
	# stop function, no arguments supplyable
	def stop(self):
		# store seconds measure in instance variable
		self.t2 = datetime.datetime.today()
		# calculate distance in seconds
		sec=(self.t2-self.t1).total_seconds()
		# check if its below the threshold
		writing = 'green' if sec <= self.maximum else 'red'
		# print colored timing
		print colored("[TIMING]",writing,'on_white')+colored(" "+self.name+": ",'green')+colored(sec,'red')+colored("s \n", 'red')
		# return timing & name as array for further processing
		return [sec,self.name]

#usage:
# t = mt()
# timer now runs 
# time.sleep(0.2)
# print t.stop()  - [0.2000123,""] (prints [TIMING] in green because < 0.5s)
# settings:
# t2 = mt("your timing", 1.0)
# time.sleep(2)
# t2.stop() - [2.0000123,"your timing] (prints [TIMING] in red because > 1s)