def generate_example_certificates(course_key): """Generate example certificates for a course. Example certificates are used to validate that certificates are configured correctly for the course. Staff members can view the example certificates before enabling the self-generated certificates button for students. Several example certificates may be generated for a course. For example, if a course offers both verified and honor certificates, examples of both types of certificate will be generated. If an error occurs while starting the certificate generation job, the errors will be recorded in the database and can be retrieved using `example_certificate_status()`. Arguments: course_key (CourseKey): The course identifier. Returns: None """ xqueue = XQueueCertInterface() for cert in ExampleCertificateSet.create_example_set(course_key): xqueue.add_example_cert(cert)