diff --git a/example.py b/example.py
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-from selenium import webdriver
-from makereport import generate_report
-import take_screenshot
-'''Example SnippySnap application
-This will screenshot two URLs using Selenium, then ask SnippySnap to compare it
-to the previous screenshot and produce a report.
-'''
-
-
-def run():
-    '''Runs everything'''
-
-    # obtain a firefox web driver for Selenium
-    browser = webdriver.Firefox()
-
-    items = [("http://localhost/example/example1.html", "example1.png"),
-             ("http://localhost/example/example2.html", "example2.png")]
-
-    # lists for which images have/haven't changed
-    unchanged_images = []
-    changed_images = []
-
-    for item in items:
-
-        url = item[0]
-        filename = item[1]
-
-        # open the webpage
-        browser.get(url)
-
-        # do other webpage actions here
-
-        # take a screenshot
-        same = take_screenshot.take_screenshot(browser, filename)
-        if same is True:
-            unchanged_images.append(filename)
-        else:
-            changed_images.append(filename)
-
-    browser.quit()
-
-    generate_report("outputs/report.html")
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    run()
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
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-#!/bin/bash
-
-#wrap running the script inside a virtual X server
-xvfb-run -s "-screen 0 1920x1080x16" -a python3 example.py