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+"""Basic read-only pyvyos usage example.
+
+Run with environment variables loaded from a .env file or exported in your
+shell:
+
+    VYDEVICE_HOSTNAME=192.0.2.1 \\
+    VYDEVICE_APIKEY=secret \\
+    python examples/basic.py
+
+This example only runs read-only commands.
+"""
+
+import os
+import pprint
+
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+from pyvyos import ApiResponse, VyDevice
+
+load_dotenv()
+
+
+def env_bool(name: str, default: str = "true") -> bool:
+    return os.environ.get(name, default).lower() in ("1", "true", "yes")
+
+
+def make_device() -> VyDevice:
+    return VyDevice(
+        hostname=os.environ["VYDEVICE_HOSTNAME"],
+        apikey=os.environ["VYDEVICE_APIKEY"],
+        port=int(os.environ.get("VYDEVICE_PORT", "443")),
+        protocol=os.environ.get("VYDEVICE_PROTOCOL", "https"),
+        verify=env_bool("VYDEVICE_VERIFY_SSL"),
+        timeout=int(os.environ.get("VYDEVICE_TIMEOUT", "60")),
+    )
+
+
+def print_response(label: str, response: ApiResponse) -> None:
+    print(f"\n== {label} ==")
+    if response.error:
+        print(f"Error {response.status}: {response.error}")
+        return
+
+    pprint.pprint(response.result)
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    device = make_device()
+
+    print_response(
+        "Running system configuration",
+        device.retrieve_show_config(path=["system"]),
+    )
+
+    print_response(
+        "System images",
+        device.show(path=["system", "image"]),
+    )
+
+    print_response(
+        "Interface address values",
+        device.retrieve_return_values(path=["interfaces"]),
+    )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()