Don’t use sleep, your first idea was correct.

You will have to forgive me, I am in a huge rush and I forget python syntax and loops at the moment, but here is some pseudo-code mixed with actual code:


import time
#
start = time.time()
#
# START YOUR LOOP HERE (there are different approaches to the loop that you could take, but here is a crude way)
# while 1 (< - you want the loop to go forever)
#
#
end = time.time()
#
elapsed= end - start
#
# Check to see if the time is up (units are already in seconds):
# if elapsed >= 10
# Then exit the loop and do what needs to be done
#
# END YOUR LOOP HERE
#
# Continue with your script


(It looks like I may have accidentally deleted your first comment!!! Sorry!)

The time module has a function called sleep which might be more efficient. Here is an example of usage: http://snipplr.com/view/5763/python-sleep/ . Read the blurb on sleep from the source: http://www.python.org/doc/2.5.2/lib/module-time.html .

So, your code might look like:

#import the time module
import time

#print a message
print 'Hello World!'


Thank you so much!