what is java's System.currentTimeMillis() in python

[neoedmund]

/**
* Returns the current time in milliseconds. Note that
* while the unit of time of the return value is a millisecond,
* the granularity of the value depends on the underlying
* operating system and may be larger. For example, many
* operating systems measure time in units of tens of
* milliseconds.
*
* <pSee the description of the class <code>Date</codefor
* a discussion of slight discrepancies that may arise between
* "computer time" and coordinated universal time (UTC).
*
* @return the difference, measured in milliseconds, between
* the current time and midnight, January 1, 1970 UTC.
* @see java.util.Date
*/
public static native long currentTimeMill is();

python's time.clock() time.time() return a float,
i think it's not as handy as java's currentTimeMill is()
any good solution? thanks.

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Re: what is java's System.currentT imeMillis() in python


neoedmund public static native long currentTimeMill is();

neoedmundpython 's time.clock() time.time() return a float, i think
neoedmundit's not as handy as java's currentTimeMill is() any good
neoedmundsoluti on?

How about

int(time.clock( ) * 1000)

or

int(time.time() * 1000)

?

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