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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def start(self):

 """Start a thread to handle SocketIO notifications."""

        if not self._thread:
            _LOGGER.info("Starting SocketIO thread...")

            self._thread = threading.Thread(target=self._run_socketio_thread,
                                            name='SocketIOThread')
            self._thread.deamon = True
            self._thread.start()