import time
start_time = time.time()
#a lot of code in the middle
print(start_time)
list=['1', '2', '3', '4']
for i in list:
start_time = time.time()
while True:
print("hello world {}".format(i))
current_time = time.time()
elapsed_time = current_time - start_time
print(elapsed_time)
if elapsed_time > 3: #test for 3seconds
print("More than {} seconds".format(elapsed_time))
del elapsed_time
break
print("exited the loop")