diff --git a/examples/apply_from_dict.py b/examples/apply_from_dict.py
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+++ b/examples/apply_from_dict.py
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+from kubernetes import client, config, utils
+def main():
+    config.load_kube_config()
+    k8s_client = client.ApiClient()
+    # example nginx deployment
+    example_dict = {'apiVersion': 'apps/v1', 'kind': 'Deployment', 'metadata': {'name': 'k8s-py-client-nginx'}, 'spec': {'selector': {'matchLabels': {'app': 'nginx'}}, 'replicas': 1, 'template': {'metadata': {'labels': {'app': 'nginx'}}, 'spec': {'containers': [{'name': 'nginx', 'image': 'nginx:1.14.2', 'ports': [{'containerPort': 80}]}]}}}}
+    utils.create_from_dict(k8s_client, example_dict)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
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