diff --git a/examples/basic_example.py b/examples/basic_example.py
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+"""
+==================================================
+Basic Example to use TorchCodec to decode a video.
+==================================================
+"""
+
+# A simple example showing how to decode the first few frames of a video.
+# using the :class:`~torchcodec.decoders.SimpleVideoDecoder` class.
+# %%
+import inspect
+import os
+
+from torchcodec.decoders import SimpleVideoDecoder
+
+my_path = os.path.abspath(inspect.getfile(inspect.currentframe()))
+video_file_path = os.path.dirname(my_path) + "/../test/resources/nasa_13013.mp4"
+simple_decoder = SimpleVideoDecoder(video_file_path)
+num_frames = len(simple_decoder)
+# Should print:
+# video_file_path=nasa_13013.mp4 has 390 frames
+print(f"{video_file_path=} has {num_frames=} frames")
+first_frame = simple_decoder[0]
+# Should print:
+# type(first_frame)=<class 'torch.Tensor'> first_frame.shape=torch.Size([270, 480, 3])
+print(f"{type(first_frame)=} {first_frame.shape=}")
+
+last_frame = simple_decoder[num_frames - 1]
+print(f"{last_frame.shape=}")
diff --git a/examples/basic_example_remove_me.py b/examples/basic_example_remove_me.py
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-"""
-=============
-Basic Example
-=============
-
-Remove this!
-"""
-
-# %%
-print("This is a cell that gets executerd")
-# %%
-print("And another cell.")
-
-# %%
-# We can write rst cells too!
-# ---------------------------
-#
-# As if we're writing normal docs/docstrings. Let's reference the
-# :class:`~torchcodec.decoders.SimpleVideoDecoder` class. Click on this and it
-# should bring you to its docstring!! In the docstring, you should see a
-# backreference to this example as well!
-#
-# And of course we can write normal code
-
-# %%
-from torchcodec.decoders import SimpleVideoDecoder
-
-try:
-    SimpleVideoDecoder("bad_path")
-except ValueError as e:
-    print(f"Ooops:\n {e}")
-
-# %%
-print("All good!")