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+itimer
+=======
+
+The `itimer` module adds support for sub-second alarm signal delivery
+on systems that support `setitimer(2)` and `getitimer(2)`. Usage is
+very similar to sending alarm signals with the built-in `signal` module:
+
+    import itimer
+    import signal
+    import time
+
+    def handler(*args, **kwargs):
+        print 'Alarm! (%s)' % time.time()
+
+    def main():
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, handler)
+
+        cont = True
+        while cont:
+            try:
+                time.sleep(1)
+                itimer.alarm(0.5)
+            except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                cont = False
+        return 0
+
+    if __name__ == '__main__':
+        exit(main())
+
+(The example above will fire SIGALRM signals every 0.5s)
+
+
+License
+========
+
+See the `LICENSE` file
+
+
+Authors
+=========
+
+`itimer` was originally written by Libor Michalek at [Slide, Inc.](http://github.com/slideinc)