How to use timeit when timing a function

Question

Let me start off by saying I know almost nothing about python but have to write a program in three different languages (already done in java and c++).

I need to be a

Answer 1

yes well, just time it.

ex

total= 0
for i in range(1000):
    start= time.clock()
    function()
    end= time.clock()
    total += end-start
time= total/1000