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 ## Python
 
-These settings apply only when `--python` is specified on the command line.
-Please also specify `--python-sdks-folder=<path to the root directory of your azure-sdk-for-python clone>`.
-
-``` yaml $(python)
-python-mode: create
-python:
-  license-header: MICROSOFT_MIT_NO_VERSION
-  payload-flattening-threshold: 2
-  namespace: azure.tables
-  package-name: azure-tables
-  clear-output-folder: true
-  no-namespace-folders: true
-```
-
-### Tag: package-2019-02 and python
-
-These settings apply only when `--tag=package-2019-02 --python` is specified on the command line.
-
-``` yaml $(tag) == 'package-2019-02' && $(python)
-python:
-  namespace: azure.tables.storage.v2019_02_02
-  output-folder: $(python-sdks-folder)/azure-tables-storage/azure/tables/storage/v2019_02_02
-```
+See configuration in [readme.python.md](./readme.python.md)
 
 ## Go
 
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+## Python
+
+These settings apply only when `--python` is specified on the command line.
+Please also specify `--python-sdks-folder=<path to the root directory of your azure-sdk-for-python clone>`.
+
+``` yaml $(python)
+python-mode: create
+python:
+  license-header: MICROSOFT_MIT_NO_VERSION
+  namespace: azure.table
+  package-name: azure-table
+  clear-output-folder: true
+  no-namespace-folders: true
+  enable-xml: true
+  vanilla: true
+  output-folder: "$(python-sdks-folder)/sdk/cosmos/azure-cosmos-table/azure/table/_generated"
+  package-version: "2019-02-02"
+```
+
+### Use strings for dates when python doesn't have enough precision
+``` yaml
+directive:
+- from: swagger-document
+  where: $.definitions.AccessPolicy.properties
+  transform: >
+    $.Start.format = "str";
+    $.Expiry.format = "str";
+```
+
+### SignedIdentifier shouldn't require an AccessPolicy, only ID
+``` yaml
+directive:
+- from: swagger-document
+  where: $.definitions.SignedIdentifier
+  transform: >
+    $.required = [ "Id" ];
+```
+