diff --git a/vlorentz/get_metadata_files_examples.py b/vlorentz/get_metadata_files_examples.py
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+import csv
+import os
+import os.path
+import subprocess
+
+from swh.objstorage.api.client import RemoteObjStorage
+from swh.objstorage.exc import ObjNotFoundError
+
+BASE_DIR = os.path.expanduser('~/datasets/')
+
+LIST_QUERY = """
+select encode(name, 'escape'), encode(sha1, 'hex')
+from directory_entry_file
+inner join content on (sha1_git = target)
+where name = decode('%s', 'escape')
+order by id desc
+limit 100;"""
+GEMSPEC_LIST_QUERY = """
+select encode(name, 'escape'), encode(sha1, 'hex')
+from directory_entry_file
+inner join content on (sha1_git = target)
+where encode(name, 'escape') like '%.gemspec'
+order by id desc
+limit 100;"""
+GEMSPECS_DIR = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'gemspecs')
+
+objstorage_client = RemoteObjStorage(
+    url='http://uffizi.internal.softwareheritage.org:5003/')
+
+
+class ExamplesDownloader:
+    def __init__(self, category_name):
+        self.category_name = category_name
+        self.csv_path = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, category_name + '_list.csv')
+        self.dir = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, category_name)
+        os.makedirs(self.dir, exist_ok=True)
+
+    def download_files(self):
+        with open(self.csv_path) as fd:
+            for (name, sha1) in csv.reader(fd):
+                self.download_file(name, sha1)
+
+    def download_file(self, name, sha1):
+        path = os.path.join(self.dir, '{}_{}'.format(name, sha1))
+        if os.path.isfile(path):
+            print('{} {}:\tskipped (already have it)'.format(sha1, name))
+            return
+        try:
+            obj = objstorage_client.get(sha1)
+        except ObjNotFoundError:
+            print('{} {}:\tnot in objstorage'.format(sha1, name))
+            return
+        else:
+            print('{} {}:\tdownloaded'.format(sha1, name))
+        with open(path, 'wb') as fd:
+            fd.write(obj)
+
+    def get_list_if_needed(self):
+        if os.path.isfile(self.csv_path):
+            print('Using cached list for {}'.format(self.category_name))
+            return
+        else:
+            print('Requesting list for {}'.format(self.category_name))
+            csv = self.get_list()
+            with open(self.csv_path, 'wb') as fd:
+                fd.write(csv)
+
+    def run(self):
+        self.get_list_if_needed()
+        self.download_files()
+
+
+class FixedNameExamplesDownloader(ExamplesDownloader):
+    def __init__(self, category_name, filename):
+        super().__init__(category_name)
+        self.filename = filename
+
+    def get_list(self):
+        return subprocess.check_output([
+            'psql', 'service=swh-replica', '-c', LIST_QUERY % self.filename,
+            '-t', '-A', '-F,'])
+
+
+class GemspecExamplesDownloader(ExamplesDownloader):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__('gemspec')
+
+    def get_list(self):
+        return subprocess.check_output([
+            'psql', 'service=swh-replica', '-c', GEMSPEC_LIST_QUERY,
+            '-t', '-A', '-F,'])
+
+
+GemspecExamplesDownloader().run()
+FixedNameExamplesDownloader('pkginfo', 'PKG-INFO').run()