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# second()

Gets system's second

### **Example**

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```python
text('Computer Seconds:',200,250)
text(second(), width/2, height/2)
```

### Syntax

`second()`

### Description

It communicates with the clock on your computer and returns the **current second** of the minute as an integer, ranging from **0 to 59**.

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