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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, timeout=None):
 """Start running the command"""


        self.thread.start()
        start_time = time.time()
        if not timeout:
            timeout = self.timeout
        # every second, check the condition of the thread and return
        # control to the user if appropriate
        while start_time + timeout > time.time():
            self.thread.join(1)
            if self.started:
                return True
            if self.error:
                return False
        return False