diff --git a/test/py/TestClient.py b/test/py/TestClient.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import sys
+sys.path.append('./gen-py')
+
+import ThriftTest
+from ThriftTest_types import *
+from thrift.transport import TSocket
+from thrift.protocol import TBinaryProtocol
+
+transport = TSocket.TSocket('localhost', 9090)
+protocol = TBinaryProtocol.TBinaryProtocol()
+client = ThriftTest.Client(transport, protocol)
+
+transport.open()
+
+print "testVoid()"
+print client.testVoid()
+
+print "testString('PythonTest')"
+print client.testString('PythonTest')
+
+print "testByte(63)"
+print client.testByte(63)
+
+print "testException('Safe')"
+print client.testException('Safe')
+
+print "textException('Xception')"
+try:
+  print client.testException('Xception')
+except Xception, x:
+  print 'Xception (%d, %s)' % (x.errorCode, x.message)
+
+transport.close()