Python Timer

#!/usr/bin/env python

import datetime

import threading

def do_your_work():

    # do your work

    pass

def get_time_as_str():

    time = datetime.datetime.now()

    return str(time)[11:16]

def is_it_time_to_end(deadline):

    if get_time_as_str() == deadline:

        return True

    else:

        return False

def main():

    start = "08:00"

    end = "08:15"

    start_triggerd = False

    timer = threading.Event()

    while True:

        if start_triggerd is False and get_time_as_str() == start:

            start_triggerd = True

        else:

            print(get_time_as_str())

            timer.wait(60.0)

            continue

        while is_it_time_to_end(end) is False:

            do_your_work()

        start_triggerd = False

if __name__ == '__main__':

    main()

print(get_time_as_str())

#!/usr/bin/env python

import datetime

import threading

def do_your_work():

    # do your work

    pass

def get_time_as_num():

    time = datetime.datetime.now()              # -> 2019-01-12 11:09:33.033172

    time = str(time)[11:13] + str(time)[14:16]  # 2019-01-12 11:09:33.033172 -> 11:09 -> 1109

    return int(time)

def main():

    start = 800    # 08:00 Uhr

    end = 815      # 08:15 Uhr

    timer = threading.Event()

    while True:

        time = get_time_as_num()

        if time >= start and time <= end:

            while get_time_as_num() < end:

                do_your_work()

        timer.wait(59.0)

if __name__ == '__main__':

    main()