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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# Skytable Python Client
+
+This is an alpha version of Skytable's official connector for Python 3.X.
+
+## Example
+
+```python
+import asyncio
+from skytable_py import Config
+
+c = Config(username="root", password="password")
+
+
+async def main():
+    db = await c.connect()
+    # ... use the db
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    asyncio.run(main())
+
+```
+
+## License
+
+This client library is distributed under the [Apache-2.0 License](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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+[build-system]
+requires = ["hatchling"]
+build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+
+[project]
+name = "skytable-py"
+version = "0.0.1"
+authors = [{ name = "Sayan Nandan", email = "nandansayan@outlook.com" }]
+description = "Official Skytable client library for Python"
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
+classifiers = [
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
+    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+    "Topic :: Database",
+    "Topic :: Database :: Database Engines/Servers",
+    "Topic :: Database :: Front-Ends",
+]
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage = "https://github.com/skytable/skytable-py"
+Issues = "https://github.com/skytable/skytable-py/issues"
diff --git a/run_tests.py b/run_tests.py
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+++ b/run_tests.py
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+import unittest
+
+
+class MyTestLoader(unittest.TestLoader):
+    def loadTestsFromTestCase(self, testCaseClass):
+        test_suite = super().loadTestsFromTestCase(testCaseClass)
+        return test_suite
+
+    def loadTestsFromModule(self, module, *args, **kwargs):
+        test_suite = super().loadTestsFromModule(module, *args, **kwargs)
+        return test_suite
+
+
+class MyTestRunner(unittest.TextTestRunner):
+    def run(self, test):
+        self.verbosity = 2
+        result = super().run(test)
+        return result
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    loader = MyTestLoader()
+    tests = loader.discover('tests', pattern='test_*.py')
+    test_runner = MyTestRunner()
+    test_runner.run(tests)
diff --git a/src/skytable_py/__init__.py b/src/skytable_py/__init__.py
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+++ b/src/skytable_py/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .connection import Config, Connection
diff --git a/src/skytable_py/connection.py b/src/skytable_py/connection.py
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+++ b/src/skytable_py/connection.py
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+import asyncio
+from asyncio import StreamReader, StreamWriter
+
+
+class ClientException(Exception):
+    """
+    An exception thrown by this client library
+    """
+    pass
+
+
+class Connection:
+    """
+    A database connection to a Skytable instance
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, reader: StreamReader, writer: StreamWriter) -> None:
+        self._reader = reader
+        self._writer = writer
+
+    async def _write_all(self, bytes: bytes):
+        self._write(bytes)
+        await self._flush()
+
+    def _write(self, bytes: bytes) -> None:
+        self._writer.write(bytes)
+
+    async def _flush(self):
+        await self._writer.drain()
+
+    async def _read_exact(self, count) -> bytes:
+        return await self._reader.readexactly(count)
+
+    async def close(self):
+        """
+        Close this connection
+        """
+        self._writer.close()
+        await self._writer.wait_closed()
+
+
+class Config:
+    def __init__(self, username: str, password: str, host: str = "127.0.0.1", port: int = 2003) -> None:
+        self._username = username
+        self._password = password
+        self._host = host
+        self._port = port
+
+    def get_username(self) -> str:
+        return self._username
+
+    def get_password(self) -> str:
+        return self._password
+
+    def get_host(self) -> str:
+        return self._host
+
+    def get_port(self) -> int:
+        return self._port
+
+    def __hs(self) -> bytes:
+        return f"H\0\0\0\0\0{len(self.get_username())}\n{len(self.get_password())}\n{self.get_username()}{self.get_password()}".encode()
+
+    async def connect(self) -> Connection:
+        """
+        Establish a connection to the database instance using the set configuration.
+
+        ## Exceptions
+        Exceptions are raised in the following scenarios:
+        - If the server responds with a handshake error
+        - If the server sends an unknown handshake (usually caused by version incompatibility)
+        """
+        reader, writer = await asyncio.open_connection(self.get_host(), self.get_port())
+        con = Connection(reader, writer)
+        await con._write_all(self.__hs())
+        resp = await con._read_exact(4)
+        a, b, c, d = resp[0], resp[1], resp[2], resp[3]
+        if resp == b"H\0\0\0":
+            return con
+        elif a == ord(b'H') and b == 0 and c == 1:
+            raise ClientException(f"handshake error {d}")
+        else:
+            raise ClientException("unknown handshake")
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
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+++ b/tests/test_config.py
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+import unittest
+from src.skytable_py import Config
+
+
+class TestConfig(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.c = Config("root", "mypassword123456789")
+
+    def test_username(self):
+        self.assertEqual(self.c.get_username(), "root")
+
+    def test_password(self):
+        self.assertEqual(self.c.get_password(), "mypassword123456789")
+
+    def test_host(self):
+        self.assertEqual(self.c.get_host(), "127.0.0.1")
+
+    def test_port(self):
+        self.assertEqual(self.c.get_port(), 2003)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()