diff --git a/python/examples/simple.py b/python/examples/simple.py
index 3505f9c70..6009bbbd0 100755
--- a/python/examples/simple.py
+++ b/python/examples/simple.py
@@ -1,50 +1,50 @@
 #!/usr/local/bin/python -i
 # preceeding line should have path for Python on your machine
 
 # simple.py
 # Purpose: mimic operation of couple/simple/simple.cpp via Python
 # Syntax:  simple.py in.lammps
 #          in.lammps = LAMMPS input script
 
 import sys
 
 # parse command line
 
 argv = sys.argv
 if len(argv) != 2:
   print "Syntax: simple.py in.lammps"
   sys.exit()
 
 infile = sys.argv[1]
 
 me = 0
+
 # uncomment if running in parallel via Pypar
 #import pypar
 #me = pypar.rank()
 #nprocs = pypar.size()
 
 from lammps import lammps
 lmp = lammps()
 
 # run infile one line at a time
 
 lines = open(infile,'r').readlines()
 for line in lines: lmp.command(line)
 
 # run 10 more steps
 # get coords from LAMMPS
 # change coords of 1st atom
 # put coords back into LAMMPS
 # run a single step with changed coords
 
 lmp.command("run 10")
-x = lmp.get_coords()
+x = lmp.gather_atoms("x",1,3)
 epsilon = 0.1
 x[0] += epsilon
-lmp.put_coords(x)
+lmp.scatter_atoms("x",1,3,x)
 lmp.command("run 1");
-lmp.command("run 1")
 
 # uncomment if running in parallel via Pypar
 #print "Proc %d out of %d procs has" % (me,nprocs), lmp
 #pypar.finalize()