Add timing module Konstantinos needs for some demos.

neurokernel/tools/timing.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import time
+
+
+class Timer(object):
+    def __init__(self, name=None):
+        self.name = name
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        self.tstart = time.time()
+        if self.name is None:
+            print('Starting timer'.format(self.name))
+        else:
+            print('Starting {}'.format(self.name))
+
+    def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
+        if self.name is None:
+            print('Elapsed time: {0:.2f}s'
+                  .format(time.time() - self.tstart))
+        else:
+            print('Elapsed time for {1}: {0:.2f}s'
+                  .format(time.time() - self.tstart, self.name))
+
+
+def main():
+    with Timer():
+        time.sleep(1)
+    with Timer('Test'):
+        time.sleep(2)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()