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+import sys
+import urllib.request
+
+# super simple script for troubleshooting yagna connection
+# usage: python check_yagna.py <appkey>
+
+
+def check_me(appkey):
+    url = "http://127.0.0.1:7465/me"
+    headers = {}
+    if appkey:
+        print(f"Checking yagna connection {url} with appkey {appkey}")
+        headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {appkey}"
+    else:
+        print(f"Checking yagna connection {url} without appkey")
+
+    req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers=headers)
+    try:
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as response:
+            print("Request successful:")
+            print("  Headers:")
+            for h in response.headers:
+                print(f"   - {h}: {response.headers[h]}")
+            if response.status == 200:
+                text = response.read().decode("utf-8")
+                print(f"  Data:")
+                print(f"   - {text}")
+            else:
+                print(f"  Error: {response.status} {response.text}")
+    except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+        print(f"Request failed: {e.reason}")
+        print(f"  Status code: {e.code}")
+        print("  Headers:")
+        for h in e.headers:
+            print(f"   - {h}: {e.headers[h]}")
+    except urllib.error.URLError as e:
+        print(f"Request failed: {e.reason}")
+
+
+if sys.argv[1:]:
+    check_me(sys.argv[1])
+else:
+    check_me("")
+