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+#Client Samples
+
+The following table shows the sample sub-directories and their contents.
+
+Directory                       | Description
+------------------------------- | -------------
+vsphere.samples.common          | Samples common classes and abstractions; This package does NOT contain any sample
+vsphere.samples.vim.helpers	    | Samples and utilities for accessing and manipulating VC objects using pyVmomi
+vsphere.samples.lookupservice   | Service discovery sample using lookup service APIs
+vsphere.samples.vcenter	        | vAPI samples for managing vSphere infrastructure and virtual machines
+vsphere.samples.workflow        |	Various vAPI work flow samples
+vsphere.samples.inventory       |	Samples for inventory APIs for retrieving information about vCenter datastore and network objects.