diff --git a/dev/tools/rpc/rpctest.py b/dev/tools/rpc/rpctest.py
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+import pyjsonrpc
+
+http_client = pyjsonrpc.HttpClient(url = 'http://localhost:8080')
+print 'Connected'
+print http_client.ping('test')
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