如何每分钟运行 function 6 秒（Python）？

Question

My program needs to get some data from an API, but at a constant interval and for just 6 seconds at every 60 seconds. Running a while loop without stopping is too CPU intense, and I do not want that.

while loop:
    candles = get_candles(ACTIVE, TIMEFRAME, 6, time()) 
    # get data while the loop is running
....

All I need is to stop the loop for 60 seconds and run the loop from second 57 to second 3 at every 60 seconds. All the data I need is in this 6 seconds interval.

For example, from 14:00:57 to 14:01:03 I retrieve the data, and the rest of the time, the function waits.

Is that possible?

Answer 1

import time

start = time.time()
while loop:
    check = time.time()
    candles = get_candles(ACTIVE, TIMEFRAME, 6, time())
    if check - start >= 6:
        time.sleep(54)
        start = time.time()