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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_start_time(self):
 """ returns start time """

        start_time = c_double()
        self.library.get_start_time.argtypes = [POINTER(c_double)]
        self.library.get_start_time.restype = None
        self.library.get_start_time(byref(start_time))
        return start_time.value