updates to README.md

Author: deec

scripts/smoke_connx.py

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+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# Add project root to PYTHONPATH
+PROJECT_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+sys.path.insert(0, str(PROJECT_ROOT))
+
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+load_dotenv()
+
+from connx_server import get_connx_connection
+
+
+def main():
+    conn = get_connx_connection()
+    try:
+        print("Successfully connected to CONNX")
+    finally:
+        conn.close()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()