diff --git a/tests/pytest/tools/taosdemoAllTest/TD-5213/insertSigcolumnsNum4096.py b/tests/pytest/tools/taosdemoAllTest/TD-5213/insertSigcolumnsNum4096.py
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+###################################################################
+#           Copyright (c) 2016 by TAOS Technologies, Inc.
+#                     All rights reserved.
+#
+#  This file is proprietary and confidential to TAOS Technologies.
+#  No part of this file may be reproduced, stored, transmitted,
+#  disclosed or used in any form or by any means other than as
+#  expressly provided by the written permission from Jianhui Tao
+#
+###################################################################
+
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import sys
+import os
+from util.log import *
+from util.cases import *
+from util.sql import *
+from util.dnodes import *
+
+
+class TDTestCase:
+    def init(self, conn, logSql):
+        tdLog.debug("start to execute %s" % __file__)
+        tdSql.init(conn.cursor(), logSql)
+        
+    def getBuildPath(self):
+        selfPath = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+
+        if ("community" in selfPath):
+            projPath = selfPath[:selfPath.find("community")]
+        else:
+            projPath = selfPath[:selfPath.find("tests")]
+
+        for root, dirs, files in os.walk(projPath):
+            if ("taosd" in files):
+                rootRealPath = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(root))
+                if ("packaging" not in rootRealPath):
+                    buildPath = root[:len(root)-len("/build/bin")]
+                    break
+        return buildPath
+        
+    def run(self):
+        buildPath = self.getBuildPath()
+        if (buildPath == ""):
+            tdLog.exit("taosd not found!")
+        else:
+            tdLog.info("taosd found in %s" % buildPath)
+        binPath = buildPath+ "/build/bin/"
+
+        # insert: create one  or mutiple tables per sql and insert multiple rows per sql 
+        # test case for https://jira.taosdata.com:18080/browse/TD-5213
+        os.system("%staosdemo -f tools/taosdemoAllTest/TD-5213/insertSigcolumnsNum4096.json -y " % binPath)
+        tdSql.execute("use db")
+        tdSql.query("select count (tbname) from stb_old")
+        tdSql.checkData(0, 0, 10)
+
+        # tdSql.query("select * from stb_old")
+        # tdSql.checkRows(10)
+        # tdSql.checkCols(1024)
+            
+        # tdSql.query("select count (tbname) from stb_new")
+        # tdSql.checkData(0, 0, 10)
+
+        # tdSql.query("select * from stb_new")
+        # tdSql.checkRows(10)
+        # tdSql.checkCols(4096)
+        
+        # tdLog.info("stop dnode to commit data to disk")
+        # tdDnodes.stop(1)
+        # tdDnodes.start(1)     
+
+        #regular table
+        sql = "create table tb(ts timestamp, "
+        for i in range(1022):
+            sql += "col%d binary(14), " % (i + 1)
+        sql += "col1023 binary(22))"        
+        tdSql.execute(sql)
+
+        for i in range(4):
+            sql = "insert into tb values(%d, "
+            for j in range(1022):
+                str = "'%s', " % self.get_random_string(14)                
+                sql += str
+            sql += "'%s')" % self.get_random_string(22)
+            tdSql.execute(sql % (self.ts + i))
+
+        time.sleep(10)
+        tdSql.query("select count(*) from tb")
+        tdSql.checkData(0, 0, 4)
+
+        tdDnodes.stop(1)
+        tdDnodes.start(1)
+
+        time.sleep(1)
+        tdSql.query("select count(*) from tb")
+        tdSql.checkData(0, 0, 4)  
+
+
+        sql = "create table tb1(ts timestamp, "
+        for i in range(4094):
+            sql += "col%d binary(14), " % (i + 1)
+        sql += "col4095 binary(22))"        
+        tdSql.execute(sql)
+
+        for i in range(4):
+            sql = "insert into tb1 values(%d, "
+            for j in range(4094):
+                str = "'%s', " % self.get_random_string(14)                
+                sql += str
+            sql += "'%s')" % self.get_random_string(22)
+            tdSql.execute(sql % (self.ts + i))
+
+        time.sleep(10)
+        tdSql.query("select count(*) from tb1")
+        tdSql.checkData(0, 0, 4)
+
+        tdDnodes.stop(1)
+        tdDnodes.start(1)
+
+        time.sleep(1)
+        tdSql.query("select count(*) from tb1")
+        tdSql.checkData(0, 0, 4)  
+    
+
+
+        #os.system("rm -rf tools/taosdemoAllTest/TD-5213/insertSigcolumnsNum4096.py.sql")        
+        
+        
+        
+    def stop(self):
+        tdSql.close()
+        tdLog.success("%s successfully executed" % __file__)
+
+
+tdCases.addWindows(__file__, TDTestCase())
+tdCases.addLinux(__file__, TDTestCase())