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+"""
+adafruitio_17_time.py
+====================================
+Don't have a RTC handy and need
+accurate time measurements?
+
+Let Adafruit IO serve real-time values!
+
+Author: Brent Rubell
+"""
+# Import Adafruit IO REST client.
+from Adafruit_IO import Client, Feed, Data, RequestError
+
+# Set to your Adafruit IO key.
+# Remember, your key is a secret,
+# so make sure not to publish it when you publish this code!
+ADAFRUIT_IO_KEY = 'YOUR_AIO_KEY'
+
+# Set to your Adafruit IO username.
+# (go to https://accounts.adafruit.com to find your username)
+ADAFRUIT_IO_USERNAME = 'YOUR_AIO_USERNAME'
+
+# Create an instance of the REST client.
+aio = Client(ADAFRUIT_IO_USERNAME, ADAFRUIT_IO_KEY)
+
+print('---Adafruit IO REST API Time Helpers---')
+
+print('Seconds: aio.receive_time(seconds)')
+secs_val = aio.receive_time('seconds')
+print('\t' + secs_val)
+
+print('Milliseconds: aio.receive_time(millis)')
+ms_val = aio.receive_time('millis')
+print('\t' + ms_val)
+
+print('ISO-8601: aio.receive_time(ISO-8601)')
+iso_val = aio.receive_time('ISO-8601')
+print('\t' + iso_val)
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