LinuxQuestions.org - High resolution time in Python3

Thanks. Reading more, the sleep module is supposed to do that. Using a script from a link above,

Code:

#!/usr/bin/python3



import time



# measure the smallest time delta by spinning until the time changes

def measure():

    t0 = time.time()

    t1 = t0

    while t1 == t0:

        t1 = time.time()

    return t1-t0



samples = [measure() for i in range(30)]



for s in samples:

    print(f'time delta: {s:.6f} seconds')

I can see that it is rather precise:

Code:

time delta: 0.000003 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

time delta: 0.000002 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

time delta: 0.000002 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

time delta: 0.000001 seconds

I had expected a software problem but it looks like the trouble may lie with a peripheral device which responds sluggishly.