diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a8706399..3ade4428 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
+    - name: set up python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.11'
+
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
       with:
         toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust-version }}
@@ -33,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - run: rustup component add llvm-tools-preview
 
-    - run: cargo test --test main
+    - run: cargo test -F python
       env:
         RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
         RUSTFLAGS: '-C instrument-coverage'
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 43d9bf49..ed2fa4e5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 /profiling/
 /scratch/
 /*.bm
+/env*/
diff --git a/.rustfmt.toml b/.rustfmt.toml
index 50f8a598..75306517 100644
--- a/.rustfmt.toml
+++ b/.rustfmt.toml
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-imports_granularity = "Module"
 max_width = 120
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9522e182..e694d826 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d468802bab17cbc0cc575e9b053f41e72aa36bfa6b7f55e3529ffa43161b97fa"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bitflags"
+version = "1.3.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bef38d45163c2f1dde094a7dfd33ccf595c92905c8f8f4fdc18d06fb1037718a"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg-if"
 version = "1.0.0"
@@ -65,6 +71,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "hashbrown",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "indoc"
+version = "1.0.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bfa799dd5ed20a7e349f3b4639aa80d74549c81716d9ec4f994c9b5815598306"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "itoa"
 version = "1.0.9"
@@ -73,13 +85,14 @@ checksum = "af150ab688ff2122fcef229be89cb50dd66af9e01a4ff320cc137eecc9bacc38"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "jiter"
-version = "0.0.1"
+version = "0.0.2"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash",
  "indexmap",
  "num-bigint",
  "num-traits",
  "paste",
+ "pyo3",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "smallvec",
@@ -93,6 +106,25 @@ version = "0.2.147"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b4668fb0ea861c1df094127ac5f1da3409a82116a4ba74fca2e58ef927159bb3"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "lock_api"
+version = "0.4.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c1cc9717a20b1bb222f333e6a92fd32f7d8a18ddc5a3191a11af45dcbf4dcd16"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+ "scopeguard",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "memoffset"
+version = "0.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5a634b1c61a95585bd15607c6ab0c4e5b226e695ff2800ba0cdccddf208c406c"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "num-bigint"
 version = "0.4.4"
@@ -129,6 +161,29 @@ version = "1.18.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "dd8b5dd2ae5ed71462c540258bedcb51965123ad7e7ccf4b9a8cafaa4a63576d"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "parking_lot"
+version = "0.12.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3742b2c103b9f06bc9fff0a37ff4912935851bee6d36f3c02bcc755bcfec228f"
+dependencies = [
+ "lock_api",
+ "parking_lot_core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "parking_lot_core"
+version = "0.9.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "93f00c865fe7cabf650081affecd3871070f26767e7b2070a3ffae14c654b447"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "libc",
+ "redox_syscall",
+ "smallvec",
+ "windows-targets",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "paste"
 version = "1.0.14"
@@ -144,6 +199,67 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pyo3"
+version = "0.19.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e681a6cfdc4adcc93b4d3cf993749a4552018ee0a9b65fc0ccfad74352c72a38"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "indoc",
+ "libc",
+ "memoffset",
+ "num-bigint",
+ "parking_lot",
+ "pyo3-build-config",
+ "pyo3-ffi",
+ "pyo3-macros",
+ "unindent",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "pyo3-build-config"
+version = "0.19.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "076c73d0bc438f7a4ef6fdd0c3bb4732149136abd952b110ac93e4edb13a6ba5"
+dependencies = [
+ "once_cell",
+ "target-lexicon",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "pyo3-ffi"
+version = "0.19.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e53cee42e77ebe256066ba8aa77eff722b3bb91f3419177cf4cd0f304d3284d9"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "pyo3-build-config",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "pyo3-macros"
+version = "0.19.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dfeb4c99597e136528c6dd7d5e3de5434d1ceaf487436a3f03b2d56b6fc9efd1"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "pyo3-macros-backend",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 1.0.109",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "pyo3-macros-backend"
+version = "0.19.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "947dc12175c254889edc0c02e399476c2f652b4b9ebd123aa655c224de259536"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 1.0.109",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "quote"
 version = "1.0.33"
@@ -153,6 +269,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "redox_syscall"
+version = "0.3.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "567664f262709473930a4bf9e51bf2ebf3348f2e748ccc50dea20646858f8f29"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustversion"
 version = "1.0.14"
@@ -165,6 +290,12 @@ version = "1.0.15"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1ad4cc8da4ef723ed60bced201181d83791ad433213d8c24efffda1eec85d741"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "scopeguard"
+version = "1.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "94143f37725109f92c262ed2cf5e59bce7498c01bcc1502d7b9afe439a4e9f49"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
 version = "1.0.188"
@@ -182,7 +313,7 @@ checksum = "4eca7ac642d82aa35b60049a6eccb4be6be75e599bd2e9adb5f875a737654af2"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.31",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -222,7 +353,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "rustversion",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.31",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "syn"
+version = "1.0.109"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "72b64191b275b66ffe2469e8af2c1cfe3bafa67b529ead792a6d0160888b4237"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "unicode-ident",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -236,12 +378,24 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "target-lexicon"
+version = "0.12.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9d0e916b1148c8e263850e1ebcbd046f333e0683c724876bb0da63ea4373dc8a"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-ident"
 version = "1.0.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "301abaae475aa91687eb82514b328ab47a211a533026cb25fc3e519b86adfc3c"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "unindent"
+version = "0.1.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e1766d682d402817b5ac4490b3c3002d91dfa0d22812f341609f97b08757359c"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "version_check"
 version = "0.9.4"
@@ -253,3 +407,60 @@ name = "wasi"
 version = "0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9c8d87e72b64a3b4db28d11ce29237c246188f4f51057d65a7eab63b7987e423"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-targets"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9a2fa6e2155d7247be68c096456083145c183cbbbc2764150dda45a87197940c"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc",
+ "windows_i686_gnu",
+ "windows_i686_msvc",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2b38e32f0abccf9987a4e3079dfb67dcd799fb61361e53e2882c3cbaf0d905d8"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dc35310971f3b2dbbf3f0690a219f40e2d9afcf64f9ab7cc1be722937c26b4bc"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_gnu"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a75915e7def60c94dcef72200b9a8e58e5091744960da64ec734a6c6e9b3743e"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_msvc"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8f55c233f70c4b27f66c523580f78f1004e8b5a8b659e05a4eb49d4166cca406"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "53d40abd2583d23e4718fddf1ebec84dbff8381c07cae67ff7768bbf19c6718e"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0b7b52767868a23d5bab768e390dc5f5c55825b6d30b86c844ff2dc7414044cc"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ed94fce61571a4006852b7389a063ab983c02eb1bb37b47f8272ce92d06d9538"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ede21049..1f6e0b88 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "jiter"
-version = "0.0.1"
+version = "0.0.2"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Iterable JSON parser"
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -18,11 +18,16 @@ num-bigint = "0.4.3"
 num-traits = "0.2.16"
 ahash = "0.8.0"
 smallvec = "1.11.0"
+pyo3 = { version = "0.19.2", features = ["num-bigint"], optional = true }
+
+[features]
+python = ["dep:pyo3"]
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 paste = "1.0.7"
 serde_json = {version = "1.0.87", features = ["preserve_order", "arbitrary_precision"]}
 serde = "1.0.147"
+pyo3 = { version = "0.19.2", features = ["num-bigint", "auto-initialize"] }
 
 [profile.bench]
 lto = true
diff --git a/src/value.rs b/src/value.rs
index b57e9ef0..102ea4f8 100644
--- a/src/value.rs
+++ b/src/value.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,28 @@ pub enum JsonValue {
     Object(Box<LazyIndexMap<String, JsonValue>>),
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "python")]
+impl pyo3::ToPyObject for JsonValue {
+    fn to_object(&self, py: pyo3::Python<'_>) -> pyo3::PyObject {
+        match self {
+            Self::Null => py.None(),
+            Self::Bool(b) => b.to_object(py),
+            Self::Int(i) => i.to_object(py),
+            Self::BigInt(b) => b.to_object(py),
+            Self::Float(f) => f.to_object(py),
+            Self::String(s) => s.to_object(py),
+            Self::Array(v) => pyo3::types::PyList::new(py, v.iter().map(|v| v.to_object(py))).to_object(py),
+            Self::Object(o) => {
+                let dict = pyo3::types::PyDict::new(py);
+                for (k, v) in o.iter() {
+                    dict.set_item(k, v.to_object(py)).unwrap();
+                }
+                dict.to_object(py)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl JsonValue {
     pub fn parse(data: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, JsonValueError> {
         let mut parser = Parser::new(data);
diff --git a/tests/test_python.rs b/tests/test_python.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1611e99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_python.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+use pyo3::prelude::*;
+use pyo3::ToPyObject;
+
+use jiter::JsonValue;
+
+#[test]
+fn test_to_py_object_numeric() {
+    let value =
+        JsonValue::parse(br#"  { "int": 1, "bigint": 123456789012345678901234567890, "float": 1.2}  "#).unwrap();
+    Python::with_gil(|py| {
+        let python_value = value.to_object(py);
+        let string = python_value.as_ref(py).to_string();
+        assert_eq!(
+            string,
+            "{'int': 1, 'bigint': 123456789012345678901234567890, 'float': 1.2}"
+        );
+    })
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_to_py_object_other() {
+    let value = JsonValue::parse(br#"["string", true, false, null]"#).unwrap();
+    Python::with_gil(|py| {
+        let python_value = value.to_object(py);
+        let string = python_value.as_ref(py).to_string();
+        assert_eq!(string, "['string', True, False, None]");
+    })
+}