save_times.py

class testDelay(object):
	"""
	Measures, tracks, and saves script delay into txt file
	"""
	
	def __init__(self, accUser=None, accKey=None, myMask=None):
		self.__accUser=accUser
		self.__accKey=accKey
		self.__myMask=myMask

		
	def run(self):
	    """
	    Run the testDelay script.
	    
	    Saves results in txt file for each user.
	    """
		
	    filename = os.path.join('./output/' + self.__accUser+"_delay.txt")	
		
            # this makes sure the file is closed automaticall
	    with open(filename, "w") as f:
			
	        init_time=datetime.datetime.now()
		
		try:
	            client = SoftLayer.create_client_from_env(username=self.__accUser, api_key=self.__accKey)
	            resp = client.call('Account', 'getObject',mask=self.__myMask)
		except Exception as e:
		     exceptStr = "Error client {0} for the key {1}".format(self.__accuser, self.__accKey)
		     f.write(exceptStr)
		
		end_time = datetime.datetime.now()
		delay = end_time - init_time
		delayStr = str(delay)
		f.write(delayStr)
		
            return 0 # Why return zero?