How to suspend execution for at least x seconds in python ? (ie does "sleep" exist in Python ?)

[Mike Varney]

"Nicolas Torzec" <nicolas.torzec at rd.francetelecom.com> wrote in message
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> Dear all,
> I was wondering if an utility like "sleep x" exist in python ?
> Under Unix-like operating systems, the sleep utility suspends execution
for at least x seconds under...
>


from time import sleep # imports sleep timer

sleep(t)   # invokes Sleep timer