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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_master():
    '''
    Start the salt master.
    '''
    import salt.cli.daemons
# REMOVEME after Python 2.7 support is dropped (also the six import)
    if six.PY2:
        from salt.utils.versions import warn_until
        # Message borrowed from pip's deprecation warning
        warn_until('Sodium',
                   'Python 2.7 will reach the end of its life on January 1st,'
                   ' 2020. Please upgrade your Python as Python 2.7 won\'t be'
                   ' maintained after that date.  Salt will drop support for'
                   ' Python 2.7 in the Sodium release or later.')
# END REMOVEME
    master = salt.cli.daemons.Master()
    master.start()