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+"""
+This is a very basic example that connects to the currently selected model
+and prints the number of applications deployed to it.
+"""
+import logging
+
+from juju import loop
+from juju.model import Model
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+async def main():
+    model = Model()
+    try:
+        # connect to the current model with the current user, per the Juju CLI
+        await model.connect()
+        print('There are {} applications'.format(len(model.applications)))
+    finally:
+        if model.is_connected():
+            print('Disconnecting from model')
+            await model.disconnect()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+    loop.run(main())