diff --git a/python/converters/vasp/examples/simple/.gitignore b/python/converters/vasp/examples/simple/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39559d43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/converters/vasp/examples/simple/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+vasp.*
diff --git a/python/converters/vasp/examples/simple/conv_example.py b/python/converters/vasp/examples/simple/conv_example.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9de22e1
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+++ b/python/converters/vasp/examples/simple/conv_example.py
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+
+from vasp_converter import VaspConverter
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    conv = VaspConverter('vasp')
+