This is some kind of hello-world test. There is a simple object, a server and a client which calls the methods of the object. Nothing fancy, just to check if PYRO works. Also this is a nice starting point for your own Pyro projects. HOW TO START THIS: 1) start a Pyro Name Server using the 'ns' command. 2) in a different console window, start the server using 'python server.py'. 3) in a third console window, run the client using 'python client.py'. Have a look at the "example" chapter in the manual to see other very simple Pyro examples. NOTE : the client_thread.py script shows what happens when you share a Pyro proxy among different threads.