def _unbound_tae_starter(tae, *args, **kwargs):
    """
    Unbound function to be used by joblibs Parallel, since directly passing the
    TAE results in pickling-problems.

    Parameters
    ----------
    tae: ExecuteTARun
        tae to be used
    *args, **kwargs: various
        arguments to the tae

    Returns
    -------
    tae_results: tuple
        return from tae.start
    """
    return tae.start(*args, **kwargs)