Created a Stopwatch class and test scripts

Stopwatch.py

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+#This is a class that is used to time program run times
+
+import time
+
+class Stopwatch:
+	#Initialize the class and all the variables you will need
+	def __init__(self):
+		self.timeStarted = 0.0		#This variable holds the time that the start function was called
+		self.timeStopped = 0.0		#This variable holds the time that the stop function was called
+		self.started = False		#This variable holds true after the start function has been called
+		self.finished = False	#This variable holds true after the start and stop functions have been called
+
+	def start(self):
+		self.started = True
+		self.finished = False
+		self.timeStarted = time.perf_counter()
+
+	def stop(self):
+		#If the stopwatch has been started then you record the stopping time
+		if(self.started):
+			self.timeStopped = time.perf_counter()
+			self.finished = True
+		#Otherwise just ignore the function call
+
+	def getTime(self):
+		#If the start and stop function have been called then calculate the time between the calls
+		if(self.finished):
+			return (self.timeStopped - self.timeStarted)
+		#Otherwise return messages about what is wrong
+		elif(self.started):
+			return "The stopwatch was started, but never stopped"
+		else:
+			return "The stopwatch was never started"

testStopwatch.py

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+#~/Programs/Python/pyTutorial/testStopwatch.py
+#Matthew Ellison
+# Created: 1-24-19
+#Modified: 1-24-19
+#This is a simple test script for the Stopwatch class
+
+from Stopwatch import Stopwatch
+
+timer = Stopwatch()
+print("Trying to print the time before it has been started:")
+print(str(timer.getTime()))
+timer.stop()
+print("Trying to print the time after stop was called, but before start was")
+print(str(timer.getTime()))
+timer.start()
+print("Trying to print the time after it was started but before it was stopped:")
+print(str(timer.getTime()))
+cnt = 0
+print("Entering loop:")
+while(cnt < 1000):
+	print(cnt)
+	cnt = cnt + 1
+print("Exiting loop")
+timer.stop()
+print("Trying to print time after it was finished")
+print(str(timer.getTime()))
+
+"""Results:
+
+"""