diff --git a/example/idp/idp.conf b/example/idp/idp_conf.py
similarity index 70%
rename from example/idp/idp.conf
rename to example/idp/idp_conf.py
index 8ff14c1..a77e6ae 100644
--- a/example/idp/idp.conf
+++ b/example/idp/idp_conf.py
@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
-{
+from saml2 import BINDING_HTTP_REDIRECT
+from saml2.saml import NAME_FORMAT_URI
+
+BASE = "http://localhost:8088/"
+
+CONFIG={
     "entityid" : "urn:mace:umu.se:saml:roland:idp",
     "service": {
         "idp": {
             "name" : "Rolands IdP",
             "endpoints" : {
-                "single_sign_on_service" : ["http://localhost:8088/sso"],
-                "single_logout_service" : [("http://localhost:8088/logout",
-                               'urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect')],
+                "single_sign_on_service" : [BASE+"sso"],
+                "single_logout_service" : [(BASE+"logout",
+                                            BINDING_HTTP_REDIRECT)],
             },
             "policy": {
                 "default": {
                     "lifetime": {"minutes":15},
                     "attribute_restrictions": None, # means all I have
-                    "name_form": "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri"
+                    "name_form": NAME_FORMAT_URI
                 },
                 "urn:mace:umu.se:saml:roland:sp": {
                     "lifetime": {"minutes": 5},
@@ -23,9 +28,8 @@
     "debug" : 1,
     "key_file" : "pki/mykey.pem",
     "cert_file" : "pki/mycert.pem",
-    "xmlsec_binary" : "/usr/local/bin/xmlsec1",
     "metadata" : {
-        "local": ["../metadata.xml"],
+        "local": ["../sp/sp.xml"],
     },
     "organization": {
         "display_name": "Rolands Identiteter",
diff --git a/example/run.sh b/example/run.sh
index bfcba8f..8403ab1 100755
--- a/example/run.sh
+++ b/example/run.sh
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-# run.sh
-# pysaml2
-#
 # Created by Roland Hedberg on 3/25/10.
 # Copyright 2010 Umeå Universitet. All rights reserved.
 
-../tools/make_metadata.py sp/sp.conf idp/idp.conf > metadata.xml
 cd sp
-./sp.py sp.conf &
+../tools/make_metadata.py sp_conf sp.xml
 
 cd ../idp
-./idp.py idp.conf &
+../tools/make_metadata.py idp_conf idp.xml
+
+cd ../sp
+./sp.py sp_conf &
+
+cd ../idp
+./idp.py idp_conf &
 
 cd ..
 
diff --git a/example/sp/sp.conf b/example/sp/sp_conf.py
similarity index 64%
rename from example/sp/sp.conf
rename to example/sp/sp_conf.py
index eaafad8..90e42d6 100644
--- a/example/sp/sp.conf
+++ b/example/sp/sp_conf.py
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
-{
+from saml2 import BINDING_HTTP_REDIRECT
+from saml2.saml import NAME_FORMAT_URI
+
+BASE= "http://localhost:8087/"
+
+CONFIG = {
     "entityid" : "urn:mace:umu.se:saml:roland:sp",
     "service": {
         "sp":{
             "name" : "Rolands SP",
             "endpoints":{
-                "assertion_consumer_service": ["http://localhost:8087/"],
-                "single_logout_service" : [("http://localhost:8087/slo",
-                               'urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect')],
+                "assertion_consumer_service": [BASE],
+                "single_logout_service" : [(BASE+"slo",
+                                            BINDING_HTTP_REDIRECT)],
             },
-            "required_attributes": ["surname", "givenname", "edupersonaffiliation"],
+            "required_attributes": ["surname", "givenname",
+                                    "edupersonaffiliation"],
             "optional_attributes": ["title"],
             "idp": {
                 "urn:mace:umu.se:saml:roland:idp": None,
@@ -18,10 +24,9 @@
     "debug" : 1,
     "key_file" : "pki/mykey.pem",
     "cert_file" : "pki/mycert.pem",
-    "xmlsec_binary" : "/user/local/bin/xmlsec1",
     "attribute_map_dir" : "./attributemaps",
     "metadata" : {
-       "local": ["../metadata.xml"],
+       "local": ["../idp/idp.xml"],
     },
     # -- below used by make_metadata --
     "organization": {
@@ -36,5 +41,5 @@
         "contact_type": "technical",
         },
     ],
-    "name_form": "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri"
+    "name_form": NAME_FORMAT_URI
 }
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