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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import sys, os
+
+# allow import from the parent directory, where mavlink.py is
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), '..'))
+
+import mavlink
+
+class fifo(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.buf = []
+    def write(self, data):
+        self.buf += data
+        return len(data)
+    def read(self):
+        return self.buf.pop(0)
+
+f = fifo()
+
+# create a mavlink instance, which will do IO on file object 'f'
+mav = mavlink.MAVLink(f)
+
+# set the WP_RADIUS parameter on the MAV at the end of the link
+mav.param_set_send(7, 1, "WP_RADIUS", 101)
+
+# alternatively, produce a MAVLink_param_set object 
+# this can be sent via your own transport if you like
+m = mav.param_set_encode(7, 1, "WP_RADIUS", 101)
+
+# get the encoded message as a buffer
+b = m.get_msgbuf()
+
+# decode an incoming message
+m2 = mav.decode(b)
+
+# show what fields it has
+print("Got a message with id %u and fields %s" % (m2.get_msgId(), m2.get_fieldnames()))
+
+# print out the fields
+print(m2)