pause
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Purpose
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Pauses for a specified number of seconds.

Format
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.. function:: pause(sec)

    :param sec: seconds to pause.
    :type sec: scalar

Remarks
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This function can be used to delay a program, allowing users time to
view graphics and/or data printed to the program output window.

Examples
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::

    print "Processing...";

    // Pause for 3 seconds
    pause(3);

    print "Done.";

Source
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pause.src

.. seealso:: Functions :func:`wait`