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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 get_net_start(ipaddr, netmask):
    '''
    Return the address of the network
    '''
    net = ipaddress.ip_network('{0}/{1}'.format(ipaddr, netmask), strict=False)
    return six.text_type(net.network_address)