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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, *args, **kwargs):
 """Start the task. This is: * not threadsave * assumed to be called in the gtk mainloop """

        args = (self.counter,) + args
        thread = threading.Thread(
                target=self._work_callback,
                args=args, kwargs=kwargs
                )
        thread.setDaemon(self.daemon)
        thread.start()