Test of the timing module

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_timing.py b/Lib/test/test_timing.py
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+from test_support import verbose
+import timing
+
+r = range(100000)
+if verbose:
+    print 'starting...'
+timing.start()
+for i in r:
+    pass
+timing.finish()
+if verbose:
+    print 'finished'
+
+secs = timing.seconds()
+milli = timing.milli()
+micro = timing.micro()
+
+if verbose:
+    print 'seconds:', secs
+    print 'milli  :', milli
+    print 'micro  :', micro