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+The Python Examples
+===================
+
+README.txt                 -- This file.
+
+api                        -- Directory containing drain, spout,
+                              sever, hello, and hello_xml examples.
+
+api/drain                  -- A simple messaging client that prints
+                              messages from the source specified on
+                              the command line.
+
+api/spout                  -- A simple messaging client that sends
+                              messages to the target specified on the
+                              command line.
+
+api/server                 -- An example server that process incoming
+                              messages and sends replies.
+
+api/hello                  -- An example client that sends a message
+                              and then receives it.
+
+api/hello_xml              -- An example client that sends a message
+                              to the xml exchange and then receives
+                              it.
+
+
+reservations               -- Directory containing an example machine
+                              reservation system.
+
+reservations/common.py     -- Utility code used by reserve,
+                              machine-agent, and inventory scripts.
+
+reservations/reserve       -- Messaging client for listing, reserving,
+                              and releasing machines.
+
+reservations/machine-agent -- Messaging server that tracks and reports
+                              on the status of its host machine and
+                              listens for reservation requests.
+
+reservations/inventory     -- Messaging server that tracks the last
+                              known status of machines.