def task_log_begin_task(context, task_name, period_beginning, period_ending, host, task_items=None, message=None):
 return IMPL.task_log_begin_task(context, task_name, period_beginning, period_ending, host, task_items, message)

def task_log_begin_task ( context , task_name , period_beginning , period_ending , host , task_items = None , message = None ) : return IMPL . task_log_begin_task ( context , task_name , period_beginning , period_ending , host , task_items , message )
mark a task as started for a given host/time period .