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+# file: runme.py
+
+# This file illustrates the manipulation of C++ references in Python
+
+import example
+
+# ----- Object creation -----
+
+print "Creating some objects:"
+a = example.Vector(3,4,5)
+b = example.Vector(10,11,12)
+
+print "    Created",a.cprint()
+print "    Created",b.cprint()
+
+# ----- Call an overloaded operator -----
+
+# This calls the wrapper we placed around
+#
+#      operator+(const Vector &a, const Vector &) 
+#
+# It returns a new allocated object.
+
+print "Adding a+b"
+c = example.addv(a,b)
+print "    a+b =", c.cprint()
+
+# Note: Unless we free the result, a memory leak will occur
+del c
+
+# ----- Create a vector array -----
+
+# Note: Using the high-level interface here
+print "Creating an array of vectors"
+va = example.VectorArray(10)
+print "    va = ",va
+
+# ----- Set some values in the array -----
+
+# These operators copy the value of $a and $b to the vector array
+va.set(0,a)
+va.set(1,b)
+
+va.set(2,example.addv(a,b))
+
+# Get some values from the array
+
+print "Getting some array values"
+for i in range(0,5):
+    print "    va(%d) = %s" % (i, va.get(i).cprint())
+
+# Watch under resource meter to check on this
+print "Making sure we don't leak memory."
+for i in xrange(0,1000000):
+    c = va.get(i % 10)
+
+# ----- Clean up -----
+print "Cleaning up"
+
+del va
+del a
+del b
+