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# core.stopwatch

## Module: `core.stopwatch`

Inheritance diagram for `zmq.core.stopwatch`:

0MQ Stopwatch class.

## `Stopwatch`

class `zmq.core.stopwatch.``Stopwatch`

  Bases: `object`

  A simple stopwatch based on zmq_stopwatch_start/stop.

  This class should be used for benchmarking and timing 0MQ code.

  `sleep`(seconds)

    Sleep for a number of seconds.

  `start`()

    Start the stopwatch.

  `stop`()

    Stop the stopwatch.

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