Using QTimer to install an autosave feature

[dennisvz]

I want to install an autosave feature and was considering using QTimer. I looked at the docs, but most are in C, so I am having trouble getting it correct. So far, I have:

timer = QtCore.QTimer()
timer.timeout(self.savefile)
timer.start(600000)

timer = QtCore.QTimer()
timer.timeout(self.savefile)
timer.start(600000)

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1. Is QTimer the way to get what I want? If so, what is the correct code (Line 2 above is not correct)
2. If QTimer is the way to get what I want, where does the above code go? in the init of the module that contains self.savefile? If not, where?
3. If QTimer is not correct, what is the better way?
Thanks