def is_starttime():
if GAME_START_TIMES is None:<EOL><INDENT>return True<EOL><DEDENT>else:<EOL><INDENT>times = get_times()<EOL>return times['<STR_LIT>']< times['<STR_LIT>']< times['<STR_LIT>']<EOL><DEDENT>
returns True, if no start times are set, or the current time
lies inside the starttime.