@staticmethod
def runtimeConverter(runtime):
    """
        Static method that converts a float amount of seconds into seconds, 
        minutes, hours, days. 

        Parameters
        ----------
        runtime : float (seconds)
        
        Returns
        -------
        tuple 
            tuple of ([secs],[mins],[hours],[days])
        """
    seconds = runtime % 60
    mins_tot = runtime / 60
    minutes = int(mins_tot % 60)
    hours_tot = mins_tot / 60
    hours = int(hours_tot % 24)
    days_tot = hours_tot / 24
    days = int(days_tot)
    return seconds, minutes, hours, days
