diff --git a/examples/application/app_suite.py b/examples/application/app_suite.py
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+'''
+Application Suite
+=================
+
+Explore how applications start.   Starts applications one after another, waiting for
+each to be closed first.
+'''
+
+import sys
+import re
+from random import choice
+
+import kivy
+kivy.require('1.8.0')  # Minimum API as 1.8 is when kv_directory became part of app.
+from kivy.app import App
+from kivy.uix.button import Button
+from kivy.lang import Builder
+
+class TestBuildApp(App):
+    """ Use build() function to return a widget. """
+    def build(self):
+        """   Build called by kivy when an App is started.
+              Called after trying to load a .kv file.
+              Returns a new Button as a root widget.
+              """
+        print "** inside build()"
+        return Button(text='hello from TestBuildApp')
+
+class TestKVFileApp(App):
+    """ Empty class, but name used to find .kv file.
+    The filename is the lowercase version of the class, i.e.,
+    'testkvfileapp.kv'.  If not found, it strips off the final 'app', i.e.,
+    'testkvfile.kv'.
+
+    If not file is found, and no other method sets the self.root, the program will
+    run with an empty screen. """
+    pass
+
+class TestKVDirApp(App):
+    """ Empty class except for setting class variable kv_directory.
+    This directory sets the directory in which to search for the .kv file.
+    The name of the kv file is still governed by the class name and the .kv
+    file should still have one root widget. """
+    kv_directory = 'app_suite_data'
+
+class TestKVStringApp(App):
+    """ Use a build() function and use the kivy.lang.Builder function to parse up a
+        Kivy language string.  """
+    def build(self):
+        """   Called by kivy run().  """
+        print "** inside build()"
+        widget = Builder.load_string("Button:\n  text: 'hello from TestKVStringApp'")
+        print "** widget built"
+        return widget
+
+def print_class(class_name):
+    """ Read this file and print the section with the class name specified.) """
+    filename = sys.argv[0]
+    with open(filename) as f:
+        data = f.read()
+        regex = "^(class " + class_name + "\\b.*?)^\\S"
+        match = re.search(regex, data, flags=re.MULTILINE|re.DOTALL)
+        if match:
+            print match.group(1)
+
+# the __name__ idiom executes when run from command line but not from import.
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    dash = "-" * 40
+
+    arg = sys.argv[1][0].lower() if len(sys.argv) > 1 else "h"
+    print dash
+
+    if arg == 'r':
+        arg = choice('bfds')
+
+    if arg == 'b':
+        print_class("TestBuildApp")
+        TestBuildApp().run()
+    elif arg == 'f':
+        print_class("TestKVFileApp")
+        TestKVFileApp().run()
+    elif arg == 'd':
+        print_class("TestKVDirApp")
+        TestKVDirApp().run()
+    elif arg == 's':
+        print_class("TestKVStringApp")
+        TestKVStringApp().run()
+    else:   # help
+        print """
+This demo runs different application windows based on a command line argument.
+
+Try using one of these:
+   b - Use build() method to return a widget
+   d - Use a kv file from a different directory
+   f - Use a kv file with the widget object
+   s - Use a kiva language string to create the widget.
+   r - pick one of the demos at random.
+
+   h - show this help message.
+
+   After closing the application window, this program will exit.   While the run() method
+   does return, kivy cannot run another application.
+ """
+
+    print dash
+    print "This program is gratified to be of use."
diff --git a/examples/application/app_suite_data/testkvdir.kv b/examples/application/app_suite_data/testkvdir.kv
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+#:kivy 1.0
+
+Button:
+    text: 'Hello from app_suite_data/testkvdir.kv'
diff --git a/examples/application/testkvfile.kv b/examples/application/testkvfile.kv
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+#:kivy 1.0
+
+Button:
+    text: 'Hello from testkvfile.kv'