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# Python2.x Python time sleep() Method * * * ## Description The Python time sleep() function suspends the execution of the calling thread for a given number of seconds specified by the argument secs. ## Syntax The syntax for the sleep() method is: time.sleep(t) ## Parameters * t -- The number of seconds to suspend execution. ## Return Value This function does not return any value. ## Example The following example demonstrates the usage of the sleep() function: ## Example #!/usr/bin/python import time print"Start : %s" % time.ctime()time.sleep(5)print"End : %s" % time.ctime() The output of the above example is: Start : Tue Feb 17 10:19:18 2013End : Tue Feb 17 10:19:23 2013