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+import datetime
+import sys, termios, tty
+import inputs
+
+def countdown(length):
+    """countdown timer; length in seconds. returns start and time left (>0 if quit early)"""
+    time_left = length
+    start = datetime.datetime.now()
+    end = start + datetime.timedelta(seconds=time_left) # change to mins in final
+    accum = 0
+    timeout = 1/120 # 120Hz refresh
+
+    old_settings = termios.tcgetattr(sys.stdin)
+    tty.setcbreak(sys.stdin.fileno())
+    while True:
+        now = datetime.datetime.now()
+        time_left = end - now
+        if time_left.total_seconds() <= 0:
+            break
+
+        ch = inputs.getch_nb(timeout)
+        if ch == 'q':
+            print("\nexited early!")
+            break
+        # see https://gist.github.com/fnky/458719343aabd01cfb17a3a4f7296797
+        print("\x1b[2K\r" + inputs.delta_to_HM(time_left), end="", flush=True)
+        accum += timeout
+        if accum >= 1:
+            accum = 0
+    termios.tcsetattr(sys.stdin, termios.TCSADRAIN, old_settings)
+
+    return (time_left, start)