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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):
 """Starts or connects to the manager."""

        if self.mode == MODE_PRIMARY:
            i = self._start()
        else:
            i = self._connect()
        self.manager = i