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:mod:`time` -- time related functions
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.. module:: time
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:synopsis: time related functions
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|see_cpython_module| :mod:`python:time`.
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The ``time`` module provides functions for getting the current time and date,
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measuring time intervals, and for delays.
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**Time Epoch**: Unix port uses standard for POSIX systems epoch of
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1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC. However, embedded ports use epoch of
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2000-01-01 00:00:00 UTC.
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**Maintaining actual calendar date/time**: This requires a
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Real Time Clock (RTC). On systems with underlying OS (including some
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RTOS), an RTC may be implicit. Setting and maintaining actual calendar
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time is responsibility of OS/RTOS and is done outside of MicroPython,
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it just uses OS API to query date/time. On baremetal ports however
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system time depends on ``machine.RTC()`` object. The current calendar time
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may be set using ``machine.RTC().datetime(tuple)`` function, and maintained
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by following means:
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* By a backup battery (which may be an additional, optional component for
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a particular board).
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* Using networked time protocol (requires setup by a port/user).
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* Set manually by a user on each power-up (many boards then maintain
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RTC time across hard resets, though some may require setting it again
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in such case).
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If actual calendar time is not maintained with a system/MicroPython RTC,
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functions below which require reference to current absolute time may
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behave not as expected.
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Functions
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---------
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.. function:: gmtime([secs])
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localtime([secs])
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Convert the time *secs* expressed in seconds since the Epoch (see above) into an
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8-tuple which contains: ``(year, month, mday, hour, minute, second, weekday, yearday)``
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If *secs* is not provided or None, then the current time from the RTC is used.
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The `gmtime()` function returns a date-time tuple in UTC, and `localtime()` returns a
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date-time tuple in local time.
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The format of the entries in the 8-tuple are:
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* year includes the century (for example 2014).
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* month is 1-12
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* mday is 1-31
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* hour is 0-23
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* minute is 0-59
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* second is 0-59
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* weekday is 0-6 for Mon-Sun
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* yearday is 1-366
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.. function:: mktime()
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This is inverse function of localtime. It's argument is a full 8-tuple
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which expresses a time as per localtime. It returns an integer which is
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the number of seconds since Jan 1, 2000.
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.. function:: sleep(seconds)
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Sleep for the given number of seconds. Some boards may accept *seconds* as a
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floating-point number to sleep for a fractional number of seconds. Note that
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other boards may not accept a floating-point argument, for compatibility with
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them use `sleep_ms()` and `sleep_us()` functions.
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.. function:: sleep_ms(ms)
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Delay for given number of milliseconds, should be positive or 0.
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This function will delay for at least the given number of milliseconds, but
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may take longer than that if other processing must take place, for example
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interrupt handlers or other threads. Passing in 0 for *ms* will still allow
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this other processing to occur. Use `sleep_us()` for more precise delays.
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.. function:: sleep_us(us)
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Delay for given number of microseconds, should be positive or 0.
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This function attempts to provide an accurate delay of at least *us*
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microseconds, but it may take longer if the system has other higher priority
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processing to perform.
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.. function:: ticks_ms()
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Returns an increasing millisecond counter with an arbitrary reference point, that
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wraps around after some value.
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The wrap-around value is not explicitly exposed, but we will
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refer to it as *TICKS_MAX* to simplify discussion. Period of the values is
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*TICKS_PERIOD = TICKS_MAX + 1*. *TICKS_PERIOD* is guaranteed to be a power of
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two, but otherwise may differ from port to port. The same period value is used
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for all of `ticks_ms()`, `ticks_us()`, `ticks_cpu()` functions (for
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simplicity). Thus, these functions will return a value in range [*0* ..
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*TICKS_MAX*], inclusive, total *TICKS_PERIOD* values. Note that only
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non-negative values are used. For the most part, you should treat values returned
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by these functions as opaque. The only operations available for them are
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`ticks_diff()` and `ticks_add()` functions described below.
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Note: Performing standard mathematical operations (+, -) or relational
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operators (<, <=, >, >=) directly on these value will lead to invalid
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result. Performing mathematical operations and then passing their results
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as arguments to `ticks_diff()` or `ticks_add()` will also lead to
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invalid results from the latter functions.
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.. function:: ticks_us()
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Just like `ticks_ms()` above, but in microseconds.
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.. function:: ticks_cpu()
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Similar to `ticks_ms()` and `ticks_us()`, but with the highest possible resolution
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in the system. This is usually CPU clocks, and that's why the function is named that
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way. But it doesn't have to be a CPU clock, some other timing source available in a
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system (e.g. high-resolution timer) can be used instead. The exact timing unit
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(resolution) of this function is not specified on ``time`` module level, but
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documentation for a specific port may provide more specific information. This
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function is intended for very fine benchmarking or very tight real-time loops.
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Avoid using it in portable code.
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Availability: Not every port implements this function.
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.. function:: ticks_add(ticks, delta)
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Offset ticks value by a given number, which can be either positive or negative.
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Given a *ticks* value, this function allows to calculate ticks value *delta*
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ticks before or after it, following modular-arithmetic definition of tick values
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(see `ticks_ms()` above). *ticks* parameter must be a direct result of call
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to `ticks_ms()`, `ticks_us()`, or `ticks_cpu()` functions (or from previous
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call to `ticks_add()`). However, *delta* can be an arbitrary integer number
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or numeric expression. `ticks_add()` is useful for calculating deadlines for
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events/tasks. (Note: you must use `ticks_diff()` function to work with
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deadlines.)
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Examples::
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# Find out what ticks value there was 100ms ago
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print(ticks_add(time.ticks_ms(), -100))
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# Calculate deadline for operation and test for it
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deadline = ticks_add(time.ticks_ms(), 200)
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while ticks_diff(deadline, time.ticks_ms()) > 0:
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do_a_little_of_something()
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# Find out TICKS_MAX used by this port
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print(ticks_add(0, -1))
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.. function:: ticks_diff(ticks1, ticks2)
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Measure ticks difference between values returned from `ticks_ms()`, `ticks_us()`,
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or `ticks_cpu()` functions, as a signed value which may wrap around.
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The argument order is the same as for subtraction
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operator, ``ticks_diff(ticks1, ticks2)`` has the same meaning as ``ticks1 - ticks2``.
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However, values returned by `ticks_ms()`, etc. functions may wrap around, so
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directly using subtraction on them will produce incorrect result. That is why
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`ticks_diff()` is needed, it implements modular (or more specifically, ring)
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arithmetics to produce correct result even for wrap-around values (as long as they not
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too distant inbetween, see below). The function returns **signed** value in the range
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[*-TICKS_PERIOD/2* .. *TICKS_PERIOD/2-1*] (that's a typical range definition for
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two's-complement signed binary integers). If the result is negative, it means that
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*ticks1* occurred earlier in time than *ticks2*. Otherwise, it means that
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*ticks1* occurred after *ticks2*. This holds **only** if *ticks1* and *ticks2*
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are apart from each other for no more than *TICKS_PERIOD/2-1* ticks. If that does
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not hold, incorrect result will be returned. Specifically, if two tick values are
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apart for *TICKS_PERIOD/2-1* ticks, that value will be returned by the function.
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However, if *TICKS_PERIOD/2* of real-time ticks has passed between them, the
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function will return *-TICKS_PERIOD/2* instead, i.e. result value will wrap around
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to the negative range of possible values.
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Informal rationale of the constraints above: Suppose you are locked in a room with no
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means to monitor passing of time except a standard 12-notch clock. Then if you look at
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dial-plate now, and don't look again for another 13 hours (e.g., if you fall for a
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long sleep), then once you finally look again, it may seem to you that only 1 hour
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has passed. To avoid this mistake, just look at the clock regularly. Your application
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should do the same. "Too long sleep" metaphor also maps directly to application
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behaviour: don't let your application run any single task for too long. Run tasks
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in steps, and do time-keeping inbetween.
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`ticks_diff()` is designed to accommodate various usage patterns, among them:
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* Polling with timeout. In this case, the order of events is known, and you will deal
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only with positive results of `ticks_diff()`::
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# Wait for GPIO pin to be asserted, but at most 500us
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start = time.ticks_us()
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while pin.value() == 0:
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if time.ticks_diff(time.ticks_us(), start) > 500:
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raise TimeoutError
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* Scheduling events. In this case, `ticks_diff()` result may be negative
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if an event is overdue::
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# This code snippet is not optimized
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now = time.ticks_ms()
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scheduled_time = task.scheduled_time()
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if ticks_diff(scheduled_time, now) > 0:
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print("Too early, let's nap")
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sleep_ms(ticks_diff(scheduled_time, now))
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task.run()
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elif ticks_diff(scheduled_time, now) == 0:
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print("Right at time!")
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task.run()
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elif ticks_diff(scheduled_time, now) < 0:
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print("Oops, running late, tell task to run faster!")
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task.run(run_faster=true)
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Note: Do not pass `time()` values to `ticks_diff()`, you should use
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normal mathematical operations on them. But note that `time()` may (and will)
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also overflow. This is known as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem .
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.. function:: time()
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Returns the number of seconds, as an integer, since the Epoch, assuming that
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underlying RTC is set and maintained as described above. If an RTC is not set, this
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function returns number of seconds since a port-specific reference point in time (for
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embedded boards without a battery-backed RTC, usually since power up or reset). If you
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want to develop portable MicroPython application, you should not rely on this function
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to provide higher than second precision. If you need higher precision, absolute
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timestamps, use `time_ns()`. If relative times are acceptable then use the
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`ticks_ms()` and `ticks_us()` functions. If you need calendar time, `gmtime()` or
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`localtime()` without an argument is a better choice.
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.. admonition:: Difference to CPython
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:class: attention
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In CPython, this function returns number of
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seconds since Unix epoch, 1970-01-01 00:00 UTC, as a floating-point,
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usually having microsecond precision. With MicroPython, only Unix port
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uses the same Epoch, and if floating-point precision allows,
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returns sub-second precision. Embedded hardware usually doesn't have
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floating-point precision to represent both long time ranges and subsecond
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precision, so they use integer value with second precision. Some embedded
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hardware also lacks battery-powered RTC, so returns number of seconds
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since last power-up or from other relative, hardware-specific point
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(e.g. reset).
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.. function:: time_ns()
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Similar to `time()` but returns nanoseconds since the Epoch, as an integer (usually
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a big integer, so will allocate on the heap).
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