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+import asyncio
+from xrpl.asyncio.clients import AsyncWebsocketClient
+
+
+async def main():
+    # Define the network client
+    async with AsyncWebsocketClient("wss://s.altnet.rippletest.net:51233") as client:
+        # inside the context the client is open
+
+        # ... custom code goes here
+
+    # after exiting the context, the client is closed
+
+
+asyncio.run(main())
+