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+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "# Simple Animation Demo"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "%load_ext autoreload\n",
+    "%autoreload 2"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "from flatland.utils.rendertools import RenderTool\n",
+    "import ipycanvas\n",
+    "import time\n",
+    "from flatland.envs.rail_env import RailEnv\n",
+    "from flatland.envs.rail_env import RailEnvActions as rea\n",
+    "from flatland.envs.persistence import RailEnvPersister"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "env, env_dict = RailEnvPersister.load_new(\"test_env_loop.pkl\", load_from_package=\"env_data.tests\")\n",
+    "oRT = RenderTool(env)\n",
+    "oRT.render_env()\n",
+    "image_arr = oRT.get_image()\n",
+    "canvas = ipycanvas.Canvas()\n",
+    "canvas.put_image_data(image_arr)\n",
+    "display(canvas)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "for iEp in range(5):\n",
+    "    env.reset(False, False, True)\n",
+    "    env._max_episode_steps = 100\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    done={\"__all__\":False}\n",
+    "    while not done[\"__all__\"]:\n",
+    "        obs, rew, done, info = env.step(action_dict_={int(0):rea.MOVE_FORWARD})\n",
+    "        oRT.render_env()\n",
+    "        gIm = oRT.get_image()\n",
+    "        canvas.put_image_data(gIm)\n",
+    "        time.sleep(0.1)"
+   ]
+  }
+ ],
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