def get_start_time(self):
start_time = c_double()<EOL>self.library.get_start_time.argtypes = [POINTER(c_double)]<EOL>self.library.get_start_time.restype = None<EOL>self.library.get_start_time(byref(start_time))<EOL>return start_time.value<EOL>
returns start time