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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# Copyright 2015 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# To run this file, use `python_sample.sh`.
+
+# Append paths to the `flatbuffers` and `MyGame` modules. This is necessary
+# to facilitate executing this script in the `samples` folder, and to root
+# folder (where it gets placed when using `cmake`).
+import os
+import sys
+sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../python'))
+
+import flatbuffers
+import MyGame.Sample.Color
+import MyGame.Sample.Equipment
+import MyGame.Sample.Monster
+import MyGame.Sample.Vec3
+import MyGame.Sample.Weapon
+
+# Example of how to use FlatBuffers to create and read binary buffers.
+
+def main():
+  builder = flatbuffers.Builder(0)
+
+  # Create some weapons for our Monster ('Sword' and 'Axe').
+  weapon_one = builder.CreateString('Sword')
+  weapon_two = builder.CreateString('Axe')
+
+  MyGame.Sample.Weapon.WeaponStart(builder)
+  MyGame.Sample.Weapon.WeaponAddName(builder, weapon_one)
+  MyGame.Sample.Weapon.WeaponAddDamage(builder, 3)
+  sword = MyGame.Sample.Weapon.WeaponEnd(builder)
+
+  MyGame.Sample.Weapon.WeaponStart(builder)
+  MyGame.Sample.Weapon.WeaponAddName(builder, weapon_two)
+  MyGame.Sample.Weapon.WeaponAddDamage(builder, 5)
+  axe = MyGame.Sample.Weapon.WeaponEnd(builder)
+
+  # Serialize the FlatBuffer data.
+  name = builder.CreateString('Orc')
+
+  MyGame.Sample.Monster.MonsterStartInventoryVector(builder, 10)
+  # Note: Since we prepend the bytes, this loop iterates in reverse order.
+  for i in reversed(range(0, 10)):
+    builder.PrependByte(i)
+  inv = builder.EndVector(10)
+
+  MyGame.Sample.Monster.MonsterStartWeaponsVector(builder, 2)
+  # Note: Since we prepend the data, prepend the weapons in reverse order.
+  builder.PrependUOffsetTRelative(axe)
+  builder.PrependUOffsetTRelative(sword)
+  weapons = builder.EndVector(2)
+
+  pos = MyGame.Sample.Vec3.CreateVec3(builder, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0)
+
+  MyGame.Sample.Monster.MonsterStart(builder)
+  MyGame.Sample.Monster.MonsterAddPos(builder, pos)
+  MyGame.Sample.Monster.MonsterAddHp(builder, 300)
+  MyGame.Sample.Monster.MonsterAddName(builder, name)
+  MyGame.Sample.Monster.MonsterAddInventory(builder, inv)
+  MyGame.Sample.Monster.MonsterAddColor(builder,
+                                        MyGame.Sample.Color.Color().Red)
+  MyGame.Sample.Monster.MonsterAddWeapons(builder, weapons)
+  MyGame.Sample.Monster.MonsterAddEquippedType(
+      builder, MyGame.Sample.Equipment.Equipment().Weapon)
+  MyGame.Sample.Monster.MonsterAddEquipped(builder, axe)
+  orc = MyGame.Sample.Monster.MonsterEnd(builder)
+
+  builder.Finish(orc)
+
+  # We now have a FlatBuffer that we could store on disk or send over a network.
+
+  # ...Saving to file or sending over a network code goes here...
+
+  # Instead, we are going to access this buffer right away (as if we just
+  # received it).
+
+  buf = builder.Output()
+
+  # Note: We use `0` for the offset here, since we got the data using the
+  # `builder.Output()` method. This simulates the data you would store/receive
+  # in your FlatBuffer. If you wanted to read from the `builder.Bytes` directly,
+  # you would need to pass in the offset of `builder.Head()`, as the builder
+  # actually constructs the buffer backwards.
+  monster = MyGame.Sample.Monster.Monster.GetRootAsMonster(buf, 0)
+
+  # Note: We did not set the `Mana` field explicitly, so we get a default value.
+  assert monster.Mana() == 150
+  assert monster.Hp() == 300
+  assert monster.Name() == 'Orc'
+  assert monster.Color() == MyGame.Sample.Color.Color().Red
+  assert monster.Pos().X() == 1.0
+  assert monster.Pos().Y() == 2.0
+  assert monster.Pos().Z() == 3.0
+
+  # Get and test the `inventory` FlatBuffer `vector`.
+  for i in xrange(monster.InventoryLength()):
+    assert monster.Inventory(i) == i
+
+  # Get and test the `weapons` FlatBuffer `vector` of `table`s.
+  expected_weapon_names = ['Sword', 'Axe']
+  expected_weapon_damages = [3, 5]
+  for i in xrange(monster.WeaponsLength()):
+    assert monster.Weapons(i).Name() == expected_weapon_names[i]
+    assert monster.Weapons(i).Damage() == expected_weapon_damages[i]
+
+  # Get and test the `equipped` FlatBuffer `union`.
+  assert monster.EquippedType() == MyGame.Sample.Equipment.Equipment().Weapon
+
+  # An example of how you can appropriately convert the table depending on the
+  # FlatBuffer `union` type. You could add `elif` and `else` clauses to handle
+  # the other FlatBuffer `union` types for this field.
+  if monster.EquippedType() == MyGame.Sample.Equipment.Equipment().Weapon:
+    # `monster.Equipped()` returns a `flatbuffers.Table`, which can be used
+    # to initialize a `MyGame.Sample.Weapon.Weapon()`, in this case.
+    union_weapon = MyGame.Sample.Weapon.Weapon()
+    union_weapon.Init(monster.Equipped().Bytes, monster.Equipped().Pos)
+
+    assert union_weapon.Name() == "Axe"
+    assert union_weapon.Damage() == 5
+
+  print 'The FlatBuffer was successfully created and verified!'
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  main()