Method pause

src/textual/pilot.py:535–547

Insert a pause. Args: delay: Seconds to pause, or None to wait for cpu idle.

(self, delay: float | None = None)

        return True

    async def pause(self, delay: float | None = None) -> None:
        """Insert a pause.

        Args:
            delay: Seconds to pause, or None to wait for cpu idle.
        """
        # These sleep zeros, are to force asyncio to give up a time-slice.
        await self._wait_for_screen()
        if delay is None:
            await wait_for_idle(0)
        else:
            await asyncio.sleep(delay)
        self.app.screen._on_timer_update()

    async def wait_for_animation(self) -> None:
        """Wait for any current animation to complete."""