def printstartfinish(verb, inp=None, kcount=None):
    r"""Print start and finish with time measure and kernel count."""
    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
r"""Print start and finish with time measure and kernel count.