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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_timer(self, delay):
 """ Starts the reconnection timer :param delay: Delay (in seconds) before calling the reconnection method """

        self.__timer = threading.Timer(delay, self.__reconnect)
        self.__timer.daemon = True
        self.__timer.start()