I basically need a function that, after a certain amount of time has elapsed, will restart a program from scratch. This is because the code can get stuck at a certain point if wrong decisions are made. I am curious how to go about making this. I am sure it should be quite simple. Could I just use some sort of time function for this? For example, when time = 30 seconds since last restart, the program starts over?
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Jump to PostBy stuck I suppose you mean the program goes into an infinite loop or possibly even crashes. You should fix the problem instead of attempting to hide it.
Jump to PostIt could just hang waiting for some input which it's not getting, in that case we need to check the time elapsed and restart the program. Frankly speaking i cant think of a way to do it rt away, and i'm in a little hurry, but this was just to …
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