diff --git a/examples/utils.py b/examples/utils.py
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-from __future__ import division, print_function, absolute_import
-import os
-from pyqtgraph.pgcollections import OrderedDict
-from pyqtgraph.python2_3 import basestring
-
-path = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-
-
-examples = OrderedDict([
-    ('Command-line usage', 'CLIexample.py'),
-    ('Basic Plotting', 'Plotting.py'),
-    ('ImageView', 'ImageView.py'),
-    ('ParameterTree', 'parametertree.py'),
-    ('Crosshair / Mouse interaction', 'crosshair.py'),
-    ('Data Slicing', 'DataSlicing.py'),
-    ('Plot Customization', 'customPlot.py'),
-    ('Timestamps on x axis', 'DateAxisItem.py'),
-    ('Image Analysis', 'imageAnalysis.py'),
-    ('ViewBox Features', 'ViewBoxFeatures.py'),
-    ('Dock widgets', 'dockarea.py'),
-    ('Console', 'ConsoleWidget.py'),
-    ('Histograms', 'histogram.py'),
-    ('Beeswarm plot', 'beeswarm.py'),
-    ('Symbols', 'Symbols.py'),
-    ('Auto-range', 'PlotAutoRange.py'),
-    ('Remote Plotting', 'RemoteSpeedTest.py'),
-    ('Scrolling plots', 'scrollingPlots.py'),
-    ('HDF5 big data', 'hdf5.py'),
-    ('Demos', OrderedDict([
-        ('Optics', 'optics_demos.py'),
-        ('Special relativity', 'relativity_demo.py'),
-        ('Verlet chain', 'verlet_chain_demo.py'),
-        ('Koch Fractal', 'fractal.py'),
-    ])),
-    ('GraphicsItems', OrderedDict([
-        ('Scatter Plot', 'ScatterPlot.py'),
-        #('PlotItem', 'PlotItem.py'),
-        ('IsocurveItem', 'isocurve.py'),
-        ('GraphItem', 'GraphItem.py'),
-        ('ErrorBarItem', 'ErrorBarItem.py'),
-        ('FillBetweenItem', 'FillBetweenItem.py'),
-        ('ImageItem - video', 'ImageItem.py'),
-        ('ImageItem - draw', 'Draw.py'),
-        ('Non-uniform Image', 'NonUniformImage.py'),
-        ('Region-of-Interest', 'ROIExamples.py'),
-        ('Bar Graph', 'BarGraphItem.py'),
-        ('GraphicsLayout', 'GraphicsLayout.py'),
-        ('LegendItem', 'Legend.py'),
-        ('Text Item', 'text.py'),
-        ('Linked Views', 'linkedViews.py'),
-        ('Arrow', 'Arrow.py'),
-        ('ViewBox', 'ViewBoxFeatures.py'),
-        ('Custom Graphics', 'customGraphicsItem.py'),
-        ('Labeled Graph', 'CustomGraphItem.py'),
-        ('PColorMeshItem', 'PColorMeshItem.py'),
-    ])),
-    ('Benchmarks', OrderedDict([
-        ('Video speed test', 'VideoSpeedTest.py'),
-        ('Line Plot update', 'PlotSpeedTest.py'),
-        ('Scatter Plot update', 'ScatterPlotSpeedTest.py'),
-        ('Multiple plots', 'MultiPlotSpeedTest.py'),
-    ])),
-    ('3D Graphics', OrderedDict([
-        ('Volumetric', 'GLVolumeItem.py'),
-        ('Isosurface', 'GLIsosurface.py'),
-        ('Surface Plot', 'GLSurfacePlot.py'),
-        ('Scatter Plot', 'GLScatterPlotItem.py'),
-        ('Shaders', 'GLshaders.py'),
-        ('Line Plot', 'GLLinePlotItem.py'),
-        ('Mesh', 'GLMeshItem.py'),
-        ('Image', 'GLImageItem.py'),
-    ])),
-    ('Widgets', OrderedDict([
-        ('PlotWidget', 'PlotWidget.py'),
-        ('SpinBox', 'SpinBox.py'),
-        ('ConsoleWidget', 'ConsoleWidget.py'),
-        ('Histogram / lookup table', 'HistogramLUT.py'),
-        ('TreeWidget', 'TreeWidget.py'),
-        ('ScatterPlotWidget', 'ScatterPlotWidget.py'),
-        ('DataTreeWidget', 'DataTreeWidget.py'),
-        ('GradientWidget', 'GradientWidget.py'),
-        ('TableWidget', 'TableWidget.py'),
-        ('ColorButton', 'ColorButton.py'),
-        #('CheckTable', '../widgets/CheckTable.py'),
-        #('VerticalLabel', '../widgets/VerticalLabel.py'),
-        ('JoystickButton', 'JoystickButton.py'),
-    ])),
-    ('Flowcharts', 'Flowchart.py'),
-    ('Custom Flowchart Nodes', 'FlowchartCustomNode.py'),
-])
-
-
-def buildFileList(examples, files=None):
-    if files == None:
-        files = []
-    for key, val in examples.items():
-        #item = QtGui.QTreeWidgetItem([key])
-        if isinstance(val, basestring):
-            #item.file = val
-            files.append((key,val))
-        else:
-            buildFileList(val, files)
-    return files