diff --git a/samples/appengine/flexible/tasks/create_http_task.py b/samples/appengine/flexible/tasks/create_http_task.py
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-# Copyright 2019 Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-from __future__ import print_function
-
-import argparse
-import datetime
-
-
-def create_http_task(project,
-                     queue,
-                     location,
-                     url,
-                     payload=None,
-                     in_seconds=None):
-    # [START cloud_tasks_create_http_task]
-    """Create a task for a given queue with an arbitrary payload."""
-
-    from google.cloud import tasks_v2beta3
-    from google.protobuf import timestamp_pb2
-
-    # Create a client.
-    client = tasks_v2beta3.CloudTasksClient()
-
-    # TODO(developer): Uncomment these lines and replace with your values.
-    # project = 'my-project-id'
-    # queue = 'my-appengine-queue'
-    # location = 'us-central1'
-    # url = 'https://<project-id>.appspot.com/example_task_handler'
-    # payload = 'hello'
-
-    # Construct the fully qualified queue name.
-    parent = client.queue_path(project, location, queue)
-
-    # Construct the request body.
-    task = {
-            'http_request': {  # Specify the type of request.
-                'http_method': 'POST',
-                'url': url  # The full url path that the task will be sent to.
-            }
-    }
-    if payload is not None:
-        # The API expects a payload of type bytes.
-        converted_payload = payload.encode()
-
-        # Add the payload to the request.
-        task['http_request']['body'] = converted_payload
-
-    if in_seconds is not None:
-        # Convert "seconds from now" into an rfc3339 datetime string.
-        d = datetime.datetime.utcnow() + datetime.timedelta(seconds=in_seconds)
-
-        # Create Timestamp protobuf.
-        timestamp = timestamp_pb2.Timestamp()
-        timestamp.FromDatetime(d)
-
-        # Add the timestamp to the tasks.
-        task['schedule_time'] = timestamp
-
-    # Use the client to build and send the task.
-    response = client.create_task(parent, task)
-
-    print('Created task {}'.format(response.name))
-    return response
-# [END cloud_tasks_create_http_task]
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        description=create_http_task.__doc__,
-        formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter)
-
-    parser.add_argument(
-        '--project',
-        help='Project of the queue to add the task to.',
-        required=True,
-    )
-
-    parser.add_argument(
-        '--queue',
-        help='ID (short name) of the queue to add the task to.',
-        required=True,
-    )
-
-    parser.add_argument(
-        '--location',
-        help='Location of the queue to add the task to.',
-        required=True,
-    )
-
-    parser.add_argument(
-        '--url',
-        help='The full url path that the request will be sent to.',
-        required=True,
-    )
-
-    parser.add_argument(
-        '--payload',
-        help='Optional payload to attach to the push queue.'
-    )
-
-    parser.add_argument(
-        '--in_seconds', type=int,
-        help='The number of seconds from now to schedule task attempt.'
-    )
-
-    args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    create_http_task(
-        args.project, args.queue, args.location, args.url,
-        args.payload, args.in_seconds)
diff --git a/samples/appengine/flexible/tasks/create_http_task_test.py b/samples/appengine/flexible/tasks/create_http_task_test.py
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-# Copyright 2019 Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-import os
-
-import create_http_task
-
-TEST_PROJECT_ID = os.getenv('GCLOUD_PROJECT')
-TEST_LOCATION = os.getenv('TEST_QUEUE_LOCATION', 'us-central1')
-TEST_QUEUE_NAME = os.getenv('TEST_QUEUE_NAME', 'my-appengine-queue')
-
-
-def test_create_task():
-    url = 'https://' + TEST_PROJECT_ID + '.appspot.com/example_task_handler'
-    result = create_http_task.create_http_task(
-        TEST_PROJECT_ID, TEST_QUEUE_NAME, TEST_LOCATION, url)
-    assert TEST_QUEUE_NAME in result.name