python how to make a stopwatch

1import time
2import sys
3
4time_start = time.time()
5seconds = 0
6minutes = 0
7
8running = True
9
10while running:
11    try:
12        sys.stdout.write("\r{minutes} Minutes {seconds} Seconds".format(minutes=minutes, seconds=seconds))
13        sys.stdout.flush()
14        time.sleep(1)
15        seconds = int(time.time() - time_start) - minutes * 60
16        if seconds >= 60:
17            minutes += 1
18            seconds = 0
19    except KeyboardInterrupt as e:
20        running = False

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2
3import time
4
5now = time.time()
6future = now + 10
7while time.time() < future:
8    # do stuff
9    pass