__all__=["writepid","removepid","daemonize"]
+
+import time
+import math
+
+# import local file.py
+import file
+
+def diff_time(timestamp, abstime=True):
+ now = time.time()
+ if timestamp == None:
+ return "unknown"
+ if abstime:
+ diff = now - timestamp
+ else:
+ diff = timestamp
+ # return the number of seconds as a difference from current time.
+ t_str = ""
+ if diff < 60: # sec in min.
+ t = diff / 1
+ t_str = "%s sec ago" % int(math.ceil(t))
+ elif diff < 60*60: # sec in hour
+ t = diff / (60)
+ t_str = "%s min ago" % int(math.ceil(t))
+ elif diff < 60*60*24: # sec in day
+ t = diff / (60*60)
+ t_str = "%s hrs ago" % int(math.ceil(t))
+ elif diff < 60*60*24*14: # sec in week
+ t = diff / (60*60*24)
+ t_str = "%s days ago" % int(math.ceil(t))
+ elif diff <= 60*60*24*30: # approx sec in month
+ t = diff / (60*60*24)
+ t_str = "%s days ago" % int(math.ceil(t))
+ elif diff > 60*60*24*30: # approx sec in month
+ t = diff / (60*60*24*30)
+ t_str = "%s mnths ago" % int(t)
+ return t_str