How to add a delay to part of a script in Python?

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I need to add a delay to part of a Python script, not the entire thing, but just a part.

What do you mean by delay? You want your script to just do nothing for a period of time? — idjaw
– idjaw, Commented Nov 15, 2015 at 2:28
Please provide more context: what are you trying to achieve and why do you believe that it requires a 'delay' ? — Nir Alfasi
– Nir Alfasi, Commented Nov 15, 2015 at 2:37
im now trying to add a proxy list for each login.. who can help with this — Dlare
– Dlare, Commented Nov 15, 2015 at 3:57
Please don't add things like edit : solved. import time time.sleep(timehere) to your questions: future readers will see the answer below for themselves. For more info on this topic please see How to Ask. — PM 2Ring
– PM 2Ring, Commented Nov 15, 2015 at 4:22

orlp · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-15 02:29:29Z

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You can use time.sleep:

import time

time.sleep(1) # Sleeps for one second.

Note that generally you don't want a real delay, but you want one thing to happen before the other. Using a delay to emulate ordering is bad code, and will break.

answered Nov 15, 2015 at 2:29

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