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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):
 """Determine what data file and suffix to contribute to and start coverage."""


        # Determine whether we are collocated with master.
        self.is_collocated = bool(socket.gethostname() == self.config.slaveinput['cov_master_host'] and
                                  self.topdir == self.config.slaveinput['cov_master_topdir'])

        # If we are not collocated then rewrite master paths to slave paths.
        if not self.is_collocated:
            master_topdir = self.config.slaveinput['cov_master_topdir']
            slave_topdir = self.topdir
            self.cov_source = [source.replace(master_topdir, slave_topdir) for source in self.cov_source]
            self.cov_data_file = self.cov_data_file.replace(master_topdir, slave_topdir)
            self.cov_config = self.cov_config.replace(master_topdir, slave_topdir)

        # Our slave node id makes us unique from all other slaves so
        # adjust the data file that we contribute to and the master
        # will combine our data with other slaves later.
        self.cov_data_file += '.%s' % self.nodeid

        # Erase any previous data and start coverage.
        self.cov = coverage.coverage(source=self.cov_source,
                                     data_file=self.cov_data_file,
                                     config_file=self.cov_config)
        self.cov.erase()
        self.cov.start()
        self.set_env()