parameters: (self)
docstring: Starts or resumes the stopwatch
docstring_summary: Starts or resumes the stopwatch
docstring_tokens: Starts or resumes the stopwatch
function: def start(self):
          ''' Starts or resumes the stopwatch '''
          # collect elapsed time so far
          if self._finished >= self._started:
              self._elapsed += (self._finished - self._started)
  
          self._started = _current_time()
          self._finished = -1
function_tokens: def start ( self ) : # collect elapsed time so far if self . _finished >= self . _started : self . _elapsed += ( self . _finished - self . _started ) self . _started = _current_time ( ) self . _finished = - 1