code: def printstartfinish(verb, inp=None, kcount=None):
      r
      if inp:
          if verb > 1:
              ttxt = str(timedelta(seconds=default_timer() - inp))
              ktxt = ' '
              if kcount:
                  ktxt += str(kcount) + ' kernel call(s)'
              print('\n:: empymod END; runtime = ' + ttxt + ' ::' + ktxt + '\n')
      else:
          t0 = default_timer()
          if verb > 2:
              print("\n:: empymod START  ::\n")
          return t0
docs: r"""Print start and finish with time measure and kernel count.