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+# Example environment variables for kalshi-starter-code-python
+
+# API credentials for Kalshi
+KALSHI_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
+KALSHI_API_SECRET=your_api_secret_here
+
+# Environment: "demo" or "prod"
+KALSHI_ENV=demo
diff --git a/examples/list_markets_basic.py b/examples/list_markets_basic.py
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+"""
+Basic example script for listing a few active Kalshi markets.
+
+Prerequisites:
+  - Install the official SDK:
+        pip install kalshi-python
+  - Set the following environment variables:
+        KALSHI_API_KEY_ID
+        KALSHI_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH
+
+Usage:
+  python examples/list_markets_basic.py
+"""
+
+import os
+from kalshi_python import Configuration, KalshiClient  # type: ignore[import-not-found]
+
+
+def build_client() -> KalshiClient:
+  api_key_id = os.environ.get("KALSHI_API_KEY_ID")
+  private_key_path = os.environ.get("KALSHI_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH")
+
+  if not api_key_id or not private_key_path:
+    raise RuntimeError(
+      "Missing KALSHI_API_KEY_ID or KALSHI_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH environment variables"
+    )
+
+  with open(private_key_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+    private_key_pem = f.read()
+
+  config = Configuration(
+    host="https://api.elections.kalshi.com/trade-api/v2",
+  )
+  config.api_key_id = api_key_id
+  config.private_key_pem = private_key_pem
+
+  return KalshiClient(config)
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+  client = build_client()
+  markets = client.markets_api.get_markets(limit=5)  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+
+  print("First 5 markets:")
+  for market in markets.markets:  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+    print(f"- {market.ticker} | {market.title}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  main()