code: def start_daemon_thread(target=None, args=(), kwargs=None, name=None):
      thread = threading.Thread(
          target=target, args=args, kwargs=kwargs, name=name
      )
      thread.daemon = True
      thread.start()
      return thread
  
file_path: CellProfiler/src/subpackages/core/cellprofiler_core/utilities/analysis.py
imports: import os
  import sys
  import threading
  from importlib.util import find_spec
label_desc: Use image node_id 4 for calling a global function with example usage: start_daemon_thread(target, args, kwargs, name) and returns: thread