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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+Created on Mon Mar 23 09:52:50 2020
+
+@author: ljia
+"""
+import time
+
+class Timer(object):
+	"""A timer class that can be used by methods that support time limits.
+	
+	Note
+	----
+	This is the Python implementation of `the C++ code in GEDLIB <https://github.com/dbblumenthal/gedlib/blob/master/src/env/timer.hpp>`__.
+	"""
+	
+	def __init__(self, time_limit_in_sec):
+		"""Constructs a timer for a given time limit.
+		
+		Parameters
+		----------
+		time_limit_in_sec : string
+			The time limit in seconds.
+		"""		
+		self.__time_limit_in_sec = time_limit_in_sec
+		self.__start_time = time.time()
+	
+	
+	def expired(self):
+		"""Checks if the time limit has expired. 
+		
+		Return
+		------
+		Boolean true if the time limit has expired and false otherwise.
+"""
+		if self.__time_limit_in_sec > 0:
+			runtime = time.time() - self.__start_time
+			return runtime >= self.__time_limit_in_sec
+		return False
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