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 #### Run the examples
 
-Examples are located in the **/splunk-sdk-python/examples** directory. To run the examples at the command line, use the Python interpreter and include any arguments that are required by the example:
+Examples are located in the **/splunk-sdk-python/examples** directory. To run the examples at the command line, use the Python interpreter and include any arguments that are required by the example. In the commands below, replace "examplename" with the name of the specific example in the directory that you want to run:
 
     python examplename.py --username="admin" --password="changeme"