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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 salt_api():
    '''
    The main function for salt-api
    '''
    import salt.utils.process
    salt.utils.process.notify_systemd()

    import salt.cli.api
    sapi = salt.cli.api.SaltAPI()  # pylint: disable=E1120
    sapi.start()