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+## PowerShell/Python Interoperation Demo
+
+The "demo_script.ps1" file in this directory walks through a 
+demonstration of basic interoperation between PowerShell and Python
+including how to use JSON to exchange structured objects between
+Python and PowerShell.
+
+The other files in this directory are referenced by demo_script.ps1.