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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 _init_threads(self):
 """Initializes the IO and Writer threads"""

        if self._io_thread is None:
            self._io_thread = Thread(target=self._select)
            self._io_thread.start()

        if self._writer_thread is None:
            self._writer_thread = Thread(target=self._writer)
            self._writer_thread.start()