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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(**kwargs):
 """Starts new context using provided configuration. Raises RuntimeConfigError if a context is already active. """

    if CORE_MANAGER.started:
        raise RuntimeConfigError('Current context has to be stopped to start '
                                 'a new context.')

    try:
        waiter = kwargs.pop('waiter')
    except KeyError:
        waiter = hub.Event()
    common_config = CommonConf(**kwargs)
    hub.spawn(CORE_MANAGER.start, *[], **{'common_conf': common_config,
                                          'waiter': waiter})
    return True