diff --git a/editor.py b/editor.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# coding:utf-8
+"""
+  Author:  Sir Garbagetruck --<truck@notonfire.somewhere>
+  Purpose: make editing the list.sahli file easier
+  Created: 2020/04/09
+"""
+
+import json
+import argparse
+import sahliEditorPython
+
+
+def main(args):
+    """maintain a list.sahli file"""
+    if args.new:
+        mysahli = sahliEditorPython.sahlifile()
+    else:
+        mysahli = sahliEditorPython.sahlifile(args.filename)
+    a = 5
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    ap.add_argument('-f', '--filename', default='list.sahli')
+    ap.add_argument('-n', '--new', action='store_true')
+    main(ap.parse_args())
diff --git a/sahli-editor-python/__init__.py b/sahliEditorPython/__init__.py
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rename from sahli-editor-python/__init__.py
rename to sahliEditorPython/__init__.py
diff --git a/sahliEditorPython/sahlifile.py b/sahliEditorPython/sahlifile.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# coding:utf-8
+"""
+  Author:  Sir Garbagetruck --<truck@whatever>
+  Purpose: base class for Sahli file
+  Created: 2020/04/09
+"""
+
+import json
+########################################################################
+
+
+class sahlifile:
+    """the Sahli file structure and classes to futz with"""
+
+    # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def __init__(self, filename):
+        """Constructor"""
+        self.valid_filetypes = [
+            "plain",
+            "ansi",
+            "xbin",
+            "ice",
+            "adf",
+            "avatar",
+            "bin",
+            "idf",
+            "pcboard",
+            "tundra"
+        ]
+        self.valid_fonts = [
+            'Propaz', 'ansifont', 'mOsOul', 'Microknight', 'p0t-nOodle'
+        ]
+        if filename is not None:
+            with open(filename) as f:
+                self.sahli = json.load(f)
+        else:
+            location = self.blank_location()
+            slides = self.blank_slides()
+            filedata = [
+                self.blank_filedata()
+            ]
+            self.sahli = {
+                'location': location,
+                'slides': slides,
+                'filedata': filedata
+            }
+
+    def blank_slides(self):
+        """blank slide structure"""
+        slides = {
+            'background': '',
+            'template': '',
+            'css': ''
+        }
+
+    def blank_location(self):
+        "blank location structure"
+        return ''
+
+    def blank_filedata(self):
+        """Blank filedata structure"""
+
+        filedata = {
+            'file': '',
+            'name': '',
+            'amiga': False,
+            'filetype': 'image',
+            'width': '',
+            'author': '',
+            'font': 'Propaz',
+            'color': [0, 0, 0, 255],
+            'bg': [255, 255, 255, 255],
+            'line1': '',
+            'line2': '',
+            'text': ''
+        }
+        return filedata
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# coding:utf-8
+"""
+  Author:  Sir Garbagetruck --<truck@whatever>
+  Purpose: setup script for Sahli editor tools
+  Created: 2020/04/09
+"""
+
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+setup(
+    name="SahliEditor",
+    version="0.1",
+    packages=find_packages()
+)