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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):
 """Commence audio processing. If successful, the stream is considered active. """

        err = _pa.Pa_StartStream(self._stream)
        if err == _pa.paStreamIsNotStopped:
            return
        self._handle_error(err)