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import threading

copyright = "Copyright (c) 2005-2017 Vitalii Vanovschi. All rights reserved"
version = "1.6.6"

def start_thread(name,  target,  args=(),  kwargs={},  daemon=True):
    """Starts a thread"""
    thread = threading.Thread(name=name,  target=target, args=args,  kwargs=kwargs)
    thread.daemon = daemon
    thread.start()
    return thread


def get_class_hierarchy(clazz):
    classes = []
    if clazz is type(object()):
        return classes
    for base_class in clazz.__bases__:
        classes.extend(get_class_hierarchy(base_class))
    classes.append(clazz)
    return classes


def is_not_imported(arg, modules):
    args_module = str(arg.__module__)
    for module in modules:
        if args_module == module or args_module.startswith(module + "."):
            return False
    return True

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