def METHOD_NAME(cls, ctrl_connection: Connection):
    try:
        cls.pyaudio_stream = cls.pyaudio_handle.open(format=pyaudio.paFloat32,
                                                     channels=2,
                                                     rate=cls.SAMPLE_RATE,
                                                     frames_per_buffer=cls.CHUNK_SIZE,
                                                     output=True)
        ctrl_connection.send("Successfully started pyaudio stream")
        return 0
    except Exception as e:
        logger.exception(e)
        ctrl_connection.send("Failed to start pyaudio stream")