diff --git a/artiq/examples/no_hardware/repository/interactive.py b/artiq/examples/no_hardware/repository/interactive.py
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+from artiq.experiment import *
+
+
+class InteractiveDemo(EnvExperiment):
+    def build(self):
+        pass
+
+    def run(self):
+        print("Waiting for user input...")
+        with self.interactive() as interactive:
+            interactive.setattr_argument("number", NumberValue(42e-6,
+                                                   unit="us",
+                                                   precision=4))
+            interactive.setattr_argument("integer", NumberValue(42,
+                                                    step=1, precision=0))
+            interactive.setattr_argument("string", StringValue("Hello World"))
+        print("Done! Values:")
+        print(interactive.number, type(interactive.number))
+        print(interactive.integer, type(interactive.integer))
+        print(interactive.string)