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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):
 """Start a thread to handle Vera blocked polling."""

        self._poll_thread = threading.Thread(target=self._run_poll_server,
                                             name='Vera Poll Thread')
        self._poll_thread.deamon = True
        self._poll_thread.start()