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diff --git a/examples/__init__.py b/examples/__init__.py
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diff --git a/examples/hello/__init__.py b/examples/hello/__init__.py
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+++ b/examples/hello/__init__.py
diff --git a/examples/hello/urls.py b/examples/hello/urls.py
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+from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
+
+urlpatterns = patterns('examples.hello.views',
+    (r'^html/$', 'hello_html'),
+    (r'^text/$', 'hello_text'),
+    (r'^write/$', 'hello_write'),
+    (r'^metadata/$', 'metadata'),
+    (r'^getdata/$', 'get_data'),
+    (r'^postdata/$', 'post_data'),
+)
diff --git a/examples/hello/views.py b/examples/hello/views.py
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+++ b/examples/hello/views.py
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+from django.http import HttpResponse
+from django.utils.html import escape
+
+def hello_html(request):
+    "This view is a basic 'hello world' example in HTML."
+    return HttpResponse('<h1>Hello, world.</h1>')
+
+def hello_text(request):
+    "This view is a basic 'hello world' example in plain text."
+    return HttpResponse('Hello, world.', mimetype='text/plain')
+
+def hello_write(request):
+    "This view demonstrates how an HttpResponse object has a write() method."
+    r = HttpResponse()
+    r.write("<p>Here's a paragraph.</p>")
+    r.write("<p>Here's another paragraph.</p>")
+    return r
+
+def metadata(request):
+    "This view demonstrates how to retrieve request metadata, such as HTTP headers."
+    r = HttpResponse('<h1>All about you</h1>')
+    r.write("<p>Here's all known metadata about your request, according to <code>request.META</code>:</p>")
+    r.write('<table>')
+    meta_items = request.META.items()
+    meta_items.sort()
+    for k, v in meta_items:
+        r.write('<tr><th>%s</th><td>%r</td></tr>' % (k, v))
+    r.write('</table>')
+    return r
+
+def get_data(request):
+    "This view demonstrates how to retrieve GET data."
+    r = HttpResponse()
+    if request.GET:
+        r.write('<p>GET data found! Here it is:</p>')
+        r.write('<ul>%s</ul>' % ''.join(['<li><strong>%s:</strong> %r</li>' % (escape(k), escape(v)) for k, v in request.GET.items()]))
+    r.write('<form action="" method="get">')
+    r.write('<p>First name: <input type="text" name="first_name"></p>')
+    r.write('<p>Last name: <input type="text" name="last_name"></p>')
+    r.write('<p><input type="submit" value="Submit"></p>')
+    r.write('</form>')
+    return r
+
+def post_data(request):
+    "This view demonstrates how to retrieve POST data."
+    r = HttpResponse()
+    if request.POST:
+        r.write('<p>POST data found! Here it is:</p>')
+        r.write('<ul>%s</ul>' % ''.join(['<li><strong>%s:</strong> %r</li>' % (escape(k), escape(v)) for k, v in request.POST.items()]))
+    r.write('<form action="" method="post">')
+    r.write('<p>First name: <input type="text" name="first_name"></p>')
+    r.write('<p>Last name: <input type="text" name="last_name"></p>')
+    r.write('<p><input type="submit" value="Submit"></p>')
+    r.write('</form>')
+    return r
diff --git a/examples/manage.py b/examples/manage.py
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+++ b/examples/manage.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+from django.core.management import execute_manager
+try:
+    import settings # Assumed to be in the same directory.
+except ImportError:
+    import sys
+    sys.stderr.write("Error: Can't find the file 'settings.py' in the directory containing %r. It appears you've customized things.\nYou'll have to run django-admin.py, passing it your settings module.\n" % __file__)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    execute_manager(settings)
diff --git a/examples/settings.py b/examples/settings.py
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+++ b/examples/settings.py
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+# Django settings for the example project.
+
+DEBUG = True
+TEMPLATE_DEBUG = DEBUG
+ROOT_URLCONF = 'examples.urls'
diff --git a/examples/urls.py b/examples/urls.py
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+++ b/examples/urls.py
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+from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
+
+urlpatterns = patterns('',
+    (r'^$', 'examples.views.index'),
+    (r'^hello/', include('examples.hello.urls')),
+)
diff --git a/examples/views.py b/examples/views.py
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+from django import http
+
+def index(request):
+    r = http.HttpResponse('<h1>Django examples</h1><ul>')
+    r.write('<li><a href="hello/html/">Hello world (HTML)</a></li>')
+    r.write('<li><a href="hello/text/">Hello world (text)</a></li>')
+    r.write('<li><a href="hello/write/">HttpResponse objects are file-like objects</a></li>')
+    r.write('<li><a href="hello/metadata/">Displaying request metadata</a></li>')
+    r.write('<li><a href="hello/getdata/">Displaying GET data</a></li>')
+    r.write('<li><a href="hello/postdata/">Displaying POST data</a></li>')
+    r.write('</ul>')
+    return r