This script demonstrates how to write a simple python program that is a CIPRES client. For the script to work, CIPRES_ROOT must be set in your environment (or passed in as a command-line argument). CIPRES_ROOT should refer to root of your CIPRES installation (NOT the top of the source that developers have access to). The script takes the path to a NEXUS file and parameters for the CIPRES rec-i-DCM implementation. See http://cipres.sdsc.edu/twiki/bin/viewauth/Cipresdev/RidTreeImproveApp for a description of these parameters.