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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, aug='EventLoopThread'):
 """Ensure the background loop is running. This method is safe to call multiple times. If the loop is already running, it will not do anything. """


        if self.stopping:
            raise LoopStoppingError("Cannot perform action while loop is stopping.")

        if not self.loop:
            self._logger.debug("Starting event loop")
            self.loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
            self.thread = threading.Thread(target=self._loop_thread_main, name=aug, daemon=True)
            self.thread.start()