2 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0d20b64..19b4ff1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,8 @@
 *.pyc
+*.data
+*.zip
+*.tgz
+*.tar
+*.tar.gz
+*.grib
+*.nc
diff --git a/simple-example.py b/simple-example.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..976c8ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/simple-example.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import cdsapi
+import logging
+
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG,
+                    format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s')
+
+
+c = cdsapi.Client()
+
+
+c.retrieve("insitu-glaciers-elevation-mass",
+           {
+               "variable": "elevation_change",
+               "format": "tgz"
+           },
+           "dowload.data")