how to make a timer in python
import time
import sys
time_start = time.time()
seconds = 0
minutes = 0
while True:
try:
sys.stdout.write("\r{minutes} Minutes {seconds} Seconds".format(minutes=minutes, seconds=seconds))
sys.stdout.flush()
time.sleep(1)
seconds = int(time.time() - time_start) - minutes * 60
if seconds >= 60:
minutes += 1
seconds = 0
except KeyboardInterrupt, e:
break