Stop timer when user input is submitted - Python

Question

I am trying to stop a timer when user input is entered

Ex. Someone enters a string, hits enter, and then the timer stops and records the amount of time it took for that string to be entered

Here is what i have so far, but it isn't right.

import time

count=0
stopthetimer = -1
while stopthetimer <0:
    time.sleep(1)
    count +=1
    result = raw_input()
    stopthetimer +=1

tried to make it so when result is finished, it goes to stopthetimer, which stops the loop.

Ofir Israel · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-25 17:41:30Z

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Just record the time before and after the raw_input() call:

import time

before = time.time()
result = raw_input()
after = time.time()

time_user_input = after-before

answered Sep 25, 2013 at 17:41

Ofir Israel

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