docs: 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()