parameters: (self, period)
docstring: Set the sampling period (in seconds).
  
          Parameters
          ----------
          period : float
              The inverse of the rate (in Hz) at which you want to sample
              variable values.
docstring_summary: Set the sampling period (in seconds).
docstring_tokens: Set the sampling period ( in seconds ) .
function: def set_period(self, period):
          """
          Set the sampling period (in seconds).
  
          Parameters
          ----------
          period : float
              The inverse of the rate (in Hz) at which you want to sample
              variable values.
          """
          self.send('trick.var_cycle({0})'.format(float(period)),
                    self.Channel.ASYNC)
function_tokens: def set_period ( self , period ) : self . send ( 'trick.var_cycle({0})' . format ( float ( period ) ) , self . Channel . ASYNC )