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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
+# this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
+# compatible open source license.
+#
+# Modifications Copyright OpenSearch Contributors. See
+# GitHub history for details.
+
+import os
+
+from opensearchpy import OpenSearch
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    """
+    An example showing how to use search_after to paginate through the search results.
+    It performs a search query on an index, retrieves the first page of results,
+    and then fetches the next page of results using the search_after parameter.
+    """
+
+    host = "localhost"
+    port = 9200
+    auth = (
+        "admin",
+        os.getenv("OPENSEARCH_PASSWORD", "admin"),
+    )  # For testing only. Don't store credentials in code.
+
+    client = OpenSearch(
+        hosts=[{"host": host, "port": port}],
+        http_auth=auth,
+        use_ssl=True,
+        verify_certs=False,
+        ssl_show_warn=False,
+    )
+
+    # create an index
+    client.indices.create(index="movies")
+
+    try:
+        # add 10 documents to the index
+        for i in range(10):
+            client.index(
+                index="movies",
+                id=i,
+                body={
+                    "title": f"The Dark Knight {i}",
+                    "director": "Christopher Nolan",
+                    "year": 2008 + i,
+                },
+            )
+
+        # add additional documents to the index
+        client.index(
+            index="movies",
+            body={
+                "title": "The Godfather",
+                "director": "Francis Ford Coppola",
+                "year": 1972,
+            },
+        )
+
+        client.index(
+            index="movies",
+            body={
+                "title": "The Shawshank Redemption",
+                "director": "Frank Darabont",
+                "year": 1994,
+            },
+        )
+
+        # refresh the index to make the documents searchable
+        client.indices.refresh(index="movies")
+
+        # define the search query with sorting and pagination options
+        search_body = {
+            "query": {"match": {"title": "dark knight"}},
+            "sort": [{"year": {"order": "asc"}}],
+            "size": 2,
+        }
+
+        # perform the search operation on the 'movies' index with the defined query and pagination options
+        response = client.search(index="movies", body=search_body)
+
+        # extract the hits from the response
+        hits = response["hits"]["hits"]
+
+        # get the last sort value from the first page
+        search_after = hits[-1]["sort"]
+
+        # fetch page 2
+        search_body["search_after"] = search_after
+        response = client.search(index="movies", body=search_body)
+        hits_page_2 = response["hits"]["hits"]
+
+        # get the last sort value from page 2
+        search_after = hits_page_2[-1]["sort"]
+
+        # fetch page 3
+        search_body["search_after"] = search_after
+        response = client.search(index="movies", body=search_body)
+
+        hits_page_3 = response["hits"]["hits"]
+        # print the hits from each page
+        print("Page 1:")
+        for hit in hits:
+            print(hit)
+        print("\nPage 2:")
+        for hit in hits_page_2:
+            print(hit)
+        print("\nPage 3:")
+        for hit in hits_page_3:
+            print(hit)
+    finally:
+        # delete the index
+        client.indices.delete(index="movies")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()