From 9aa315441bcc6dc35c04cd822ad4140b3780e049 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: DIVYASREE S <divyasrees.cse.41@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 22:01:48 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Updated proof_of_work.py

---
 blockchain/proof_of_work.py | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/blockchain/proof_of_work.py b/blockchain/proof_of_work.py
index 4bb61ea03..94cfe765a 100644
--- a/blockchain/proof_of_work.py
+++ b/blockchain/proof_of_work.py
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ def proof_of_work(difficulty: int) -> int:
     """
     prefix = '0' * difficulty
     nonce = 0
-    start = time.time()
+    start = time.time()  # Timing starts
 
     while True:
         hash_result = hashlib.sha256(f"{nonce}".encode()).hexdigest()
         if hash_result.startswith(prefix):
-            end = time.time()
-            # Removed the print statement
+            end = time.time()  # Timing ends
+            print(f"Time taken: {end - start:.2f}s")  # Print time taken
             return nonce
         nonce += 1