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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_zeo():
 """ Start asyncore thread. """

    if not _ASYNCORE_RUNNING:
        def _run_asyncore_loop():
            asyncore.loop()

        thread.start_new_thread(_run_asyncore_loop, ())

        global _ASYNCORE_RUNNING
        _ASYNCORE_RUNNING = True