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 ## Example
 Here are some examples of possible use cases to quickly get you started with the spdx-tools:
 ```python
+import logging
+
+from license_expression import get_spdx_licensing
+
+from spdx.model.checksum import Checksum, ChecksumAlgorithm
+from spdx.model.file import File, FileType
+from spdx.model.relationship import Relationship, RelationshipType
+from spdx.parser.parse_anything import parse_file
+from spdx.validation.document_validator import validate_full_spdx_document
+from spdx.writer.write_anything import write_file
+
 # read in an SPDX document from a file
 document = parse_file("spdx_document.json")