What is the os.times() method in Python?
The os module
The os module in Python provides functions that help in interacting with the underlying operating system.
The times() method
The times() method returns the current global process times. The current global process timings are represented as a tuple-like object with five named properties that are returned by this function. These five attributes are as follows:
user: This attribute represents the user time.system: This attribute represents the system time.children_user: This attribute represents the user time of all the child processes.children_system: This attribute represents the system time of all the child processes.elapsed: This attribute represents the elapsed real time since a fixed point in the past.
Syntax
os.times()
Parameters
This method has no parameters.
Code
import osdiff_times = os.times()print("User time - ", diff_times.user)print("System time - ", diff_times.system)print("Children User time - ", diff_times.children_user)print("Children System time - ", diff_times.children_system)print("Elapsed time - ", diff_times.elapsed)
Code explanation
- Line 1: The
osmodule is imported. - Line 3: The global times of the current process are obtained using the
os.times()method. - Line 5: The user time is obtained as a
userproperty of thediff_timesobject. The user time can also be obtained usingdiff_times[0]. - Line 6: The system time is obtained as a
systemproperty of thediff_timesobject. The system time can also be obtained usingdiff_times[1]. - Line 7: The children user time is obtained as
children_userproperty of thediff_timesobject. Thechildren_usertime can also be obtained usingdiff_times[2]. - Line 8: The children system time is obtained as a
children_systemproperty of thediff_timesobject. Thechildren_systemtime can also be obtained usingdiff_times[3]. - Line 9: The elapsed time is obtained as the
elapsedproperty of thediff_timesobject. The elapsed time can also be obtained usingdiff_times[4].
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