diff --git a/python/create_export.py b/python/create_export.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+"""Demonstrates basic usage of the Merchant Data Export API
+Base Resource URL: /v3/merchants/{mId}/exports
+
+Script Usage
+------------
+Update these configuration variables defined in the script body:
+- HOST: The target API host
+- MERCHANT_ID: The Clover ID of the merchant whose data you want to export
+- ACCESS_TOKEN: A valid API token with access to the target merchant
+- EXPORT_TYPE: The type of data to export ('ORDERS' or 'PAYMNENTS')
+- START_TIME: The start (lower-bound) of the export time window
+- END_TIME: The end (upper-bound) of the export time window
+
+$ python ./create_export.py
+"""
+
+import requests
+import time
+import sys
+import itertools
+
+
+# -- Begin Script Configuration --
+
+HOST = 'https://sandbox.dev.clover.com'
+MERCHANT_ID = ''
+ACCESS_TOKEN = ''
+
+EXPORT_TYPE = 'ORDERS'        # "ORDERS" or "PAYMENTS"
+START_TIME = '1472688000000'  # 09/15/2016 @ 12:00am (UTC)
+END_TIME = '1475193600000'    # 10/15/2016 @ 12:00am (UTC)
+
+# -- End Script Configuration --
+
+
+SPINNER = itertools.cycle(['|', '/', '-', '\\'])
+
+
+def main():
+    # Request the export
+    export = create_export(
+        export_type=EXPORT_TYPE,
+        start_time=START_TIME,
+        end_time=END_TIME,
+    )
+    print_export(export, 'Requested Export')
+
+    # Wait for the export to finish processing
+    export = wait_for_export(export['id'])
+    print_export(export, 'Finished Export')
+
+    # Get the URLs for the exported data
+    export_urls = get_export_urls(export['id'])
+    print_export_urls(export_urls)
+
+    # Download the data from the export URLs
+    download_exported_data(export_urls)
+
+
+def create_export(export_type, start_time, end_time):
+    """Request a new export"""
+    url = api_url('/v3/merchants/' + MERCHANT_ID + '/exports/')
+
+    payload = {
+        'type': export_type,
+        'startTime': start_time,
+        'endTime': end_time,
+    }
+    resp = requests.post(url, json=payload)
+    resp.raise_for_status()
+
+    return resp.json()
+
+
+def get_export(export_id):
+    """Get the current state of the specified export"""
+    url = api_url('/v3/merchants/' + MERCHANT_ID + '/exports/' + export_id)
+
+    resp = requests.get(url)
+    resp.raise_for_status()
+
+    return resp.json()
+
+
+def wait_for_export(export_id):
+    """Block until the export is finished being processed"""
+    while True:
+        # Get the current export state
+        export = get_export(export_id)
+
+        # If the export is finished, stop waiting
+        if export['status'] not in ('PENDING', 'IN_PROGRESS'):
+            print_export_status(export, True)
+            break
+
+        # If the export is not finished, sleep for a bit
+        print_export_status(export)
+        time.sleep(.25)
+
+    return export
+
+
+def get_export_urls(export_id):
+    """Extract the export URLs from the specified export"""
+    export = get_export(export_id)
+    return [u['url'] for u in export['exportUrls']['elements']]
+
+
+def download_exported_data(export_urls):
+    """Download the exported data from the export URLs"""
+    print 'Downloaded Data'
+    print '---------------'
+
+    for export_url in export_urls:
+        resp = requests.get(export_url)
+        resp.raise_for_status
+
+        downloaded = resp.json()['elements']
+
+        # For the purposes of this demonstration, just print out the count.
+        # In a real application, we would commit this data to some persistent
+        # data store.
+        count = len(downloaded)
+        print 'Downloaded: {}'.format(count)
+
+    print ''
+
+
+def api_url(resource_path):
+    """Generate the URL for an API call"""
+    return '{}{}?access_token={}'.format(
+        HOST,
+        resource_path,
+        ACCESS_TOKEN,
+    )
+
+
+def print_export(export, label):
+    """Pretty print the export"""
+    print ''
+    print label
+    print '-' * len(label)
+    for k, v in export.iteritems():
+        if k != 'exportUrls':
+            print '{}: {}'.format(k, v)
+    print ''
+
+
+def print_export_status(export, finished=False):
+    """Pretty print the export status"""
+    spinner = '' if finished else SPINNER.next()
+    end = '\n' if finished else '\r'
+    print '({}%) Export is {}. {}          {}'.format(
+        export['percentComplete'],
+        export['status'],
+        spinner,
+        end,
+    ),
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+    print '\r',
+
+
+def print_export_urls(export_urls):
+    """Pretty print the export URLs"""
+    print 'Export URLs'
+    print '-----------'
+
+    for export_url in export_urls:
+        print export_url
+    print ''
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/python/requirements.txt b/python/requirements.txt
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+requests==2.11.1