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setitimer

signal

functionUnix
  • setitimer(which, seconds, interval=0)
Sets given itimer (one of ITIMER_REAL, ITIMER_VIRTUAL or ITIMER_PROF).

The timer will fire after value seconds and after that every interval
seconds.  The itimer can be cleared by setting seconds to zero.

Returns old values as a tuple: (delay, interval).
Changed in 3.15
  • 3.15: Accepts any real numbers as seconds and interval, not only integers or floats.
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