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Add sleep to infinite loop example in README (#755)
add sleep in `while True` loop to avoid using 100% CPU See #754
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.. code-block:: python
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
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from time import sleep
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from ev3dev2.motor import LargeMotor, OUTPUT_A, OUTPUT_B, SpeedPercent, MoveTank
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from ev3dev2.sensor import INPUT_1
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from ev3dev2.sensor.lego import TouchSensor
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leds.set_color("LEFT", "RED")
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leds.set_color("RIGHT", "RED")
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# don't let this loop use 100% CPU
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sleep(0.01)
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If you'd like to use a sensor on a specific port, specify the port like this:
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