Mithil467/mitype

"""Timer."""

import time


def get_elapsed_minutes_since_first_keypress(start_time):
    """Get time elapsed since initial keypress.

    This is required to calculate speed.

    Args:
        start_time (float): The time when user starts typing
            the sample text.

    Returns:
        float: Time elapsed since start of typing session till calling
        this function.
    """
    return (time.time() - start_time) / 60