def get_pytime():
    global _pytime
    if _pytime:
        return _pytime

    import imp
    fp, path, desc = imp.find_module('time')
    try:
        _pytime = imp.load_module('pytime', fp, path, desc)
    finally:
        if fp:
            fp.close()
    return _pytime

# thread imports
.. todo::
dataset/ETHPy150Open ooici/pyon/pyon/util/threading.py/get_pytime--crossover with--dataset/ETHPy150Open lisa-lab/pylearn2/pylearn2/models/s3c.py/S3C.redo_theano