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# durtools.seconds_to_clock_string

`abjad.tools.durtools.` `seconds_to_clock_string`(total_seconds, escape=False)

  Format `seconds` as `m'ss"` string rounded to the nearest second.

      abjad> durtools.seconds_to_clock_string(117)
      '1\'57"'

  Set `escape = True` to escape `"` seconds indicator. Useful when formatting ouput as LilyPond markup.

      abjad> t = Note(0, (1, 4))

      abjad> durtools.seconds_to_clock_string(117, escape = True)
      '1\'57\\"'
      abjad> clock_string = _

      abjad> t.markup.up.append('"%s"' % clock_string)
      abjad> print t.format
      c'4 ^ \markup { "1'57\"" }

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