def tic(self):

        import time

        t = time.time()
        self.start = t
        self.last = t
Verify that timer cancellation is honored
dataset/ETHPy150Open QuantEcon/QuantEcon.py/quantecon/util/timing.py/__Timer__.tic--crossover with--dataset/ETHPy150Open datastax/python-driver/tests/unit/io/test_libevtimer.py/LibevTimerTest.test_timer_cancellation