realpython
diff --git a/‎codetiming/_timer.py
Lines changed: 7 additions & 5 deletions b/‎codetiming/_timer.py
Lines changed: 7 additions & 5 deletions
diff --git a/‎tests/test_codetiming.py
Lines changed: 12 additions & 1 deletion b/‎tests/test_codetiming.py
Lines changed: 12 additions & 1 deletion
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 """
 
 # Standard library imports
+import time
 from contextlib import ContextDecorator
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-import time
+from math import nan
 from typing import Any, Callable, ClassVar, Dict, Optional
 
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ class Timer(ContextDecorator):
     text: str = "Elapsed time: {:0.4f} seconds"
     logger: Optional[Callable[[str], None]] = print
     _start_time: Optional[float] = field(default=None, init=False, repr=False)
+    last: float = field(default=nan, init=False, repr=False)
 
     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         """Initialization: add timer to dict of timers"""
@@ -43,16 +45,16 @@ def stop(self) -> float:
             raise TimerError(f"Timer is not running. Use .start() to start it")
 
         # Calculate elapsed time
-        elapsed_time = time.perf_counter() - self._start_time
+        self.last = time.perf_counter() - self._start_time
         self._start_time = None
 
         # Report elapsed time
         if self.logger:
-            self.logger(self.text.format(elapsed_time))
+            self.logger(self.text.format(self.last))
         if self.name:
-            self.timers[self.name] += elapsed_time
+            self.timers[self.name] += self.last
 
-        return elapsed_time
+        return self.last
 
     def __enter__(self) -> "Timer":
         """Start a new timer as a context manager"""
 
@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@
 """
 # Standard library imports
 import re
+import time
+from math import isnan
 
 # Third party imports
 import pytest
 
 # Codetiming imports
 from codetiming import Timer, TimerError
 
-
 #
 # Test functions
 #
@@ -164,3 +165,13 @@ def test_error_if_restarting_running_timer():
     t.start()
     with pytest.raises(TimerError):
         t.start()
+
+
+def test_timer_sets_last():
+    t = Timer()
+    assert isnan(t.last)
+    t.start()
+    time.sleep(0.1)
+    t.stop()
+
+    assert 0.1 <= t.last