diff --git a/build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/raw_eater.cpython-36m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so b/build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.6/raw_eater.cpython-36m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so
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diff --git a/example.py b/example.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24b3b46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+import raw_eater
+
+eatraw = raw_eater.raweater(b"/home/mario/raw_eater/sample/VehicleSpeed_HS.raw")
+
+print(eatraw.channel_name())
+print(eatraw.unit())
+
+print(eatraw.get_time())
+print(eatraw.get_channel())
+
+eatraw.print(b"mycsv.csv")
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 0cbdc62..14f7143 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,18 @@ else
 	@exit 1
 endif
 
-# deinstall
-deinstall :
+# uninstall
+uninstall :
 	rm /usr/local/bin/$(EXE)
 
+# build python module
+build : setup.py raw_eater.pyx raw_eater.pxd $(SRC)raweat.hpp
+	python3 setup.py build_ext --inplace
+
+install_py : setup.py raw_eater.pyx raw_eater.pxd $(SRC)raweat.hpp
+	python3 setup.py install
+
+clean_py :
+	rm -f raw_eater.cpython-36m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so
+	rm -f raw_eater.cpp
+
diff --git a/raw_eater.pxd b/raw_eater.pxd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..571248b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/raw_eater.pxd
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# cython: language_level = 3
+# distutils: language = c++
+
+# use some C++ STL libraries
+from libcpp.string cimport string
+from libcpp.vector cimport vector
+from libcpp cimport bool
+
+#cdef extern from "raweat.hpp":
+#    pass
+
+# these method names have to match the C definitions of the methods!!
+
+cdef extern from "raweat.hpp":
+    cdef cppclass raw_eater:
+        raw_eater(string) except +
+        # get channel name and unit
+        string get_name()
+        string get_unit()
+        # get time step and time unit
+        double get_dt()
+        string get_temp_unit()
+        # get data array of time and measured quantity's channel
+        vector[double] get_time()
+        vector[double] get_data()
+        # dump all data to .csv
+        void write_data(const char*)
diff --git a/raw_eater.pyx b/raw_eater.pyx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..353ecbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/raw_eater.pyx
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+
+from raw_eater cimport raweater
+import numpy as np
+import re
+
+cdef class raweater:
+
+    # pointer to C++ instance (since there's no nullary constructor)
+    cdef raw_eater *rawit
+
+    def __cinit__(self, string rawfile):
+        self.rawit = new raw_eater(rawfile)
+
+    def __dealloc__(self):
+        del self.rawit
+
+    def channel_name(self):
+        return self.rawit.get_name()
+
+    def unit(self):
+        return self.rawit.get_unit()
+
+    def dt(self):
+        return self.rawit.get_dt()
+
+    def time_unit(self):
+        return self.rawit.get_temp_unit()
+
+    def get_time(self):
+        return self.rawit.get_time()
+
+    def get_channel(self):
+        return self.rawit.get_data()
+
+    def print(self, const char* csvfile):
+        return self.rawit.write_data(csvfile)
+
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f72b96f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+from distutils.core import setup
+from distutils.extension import Extension
+from Cython.Build import cythonize
+
+extensions = Extension(
+    name="raw_eater",
+    sources=["raw_eater.pyx"],
+    # libraries=[""],
+    library_dirs=["src"],
+    include_dirs=["src"],
+    language='c++',
+    extra_compile_args=['-std=c++11','-Wno-unused-variable'],
+    extra_link_args=['-std=c++11'],
+)
+
+setup(
+    name="raw_eater",
+    ext_modules=cythonize(extensions)
+)
diff --git a/src/raweat.hpp b/src/raweat.hpp
index f8645ca..e26e592 100644
--- a/src/raweat.hpp
+++ b/src/raweat.hpp
@@ -71,16 +71,20 @@ public:
     // open file and put data in buffer
     std::ifstream fin(rawfile.c_str(),std::ifstream::binary);
     assert( fin.good() && "failed to open file" );
-    try {
-      std::ifstream fin(rawfile.c_str(),std::ifstream::binary);
-    }
-    catch (std::ifstream::failure e) {
-      std::cerr<<"opening file " + rawfile + " failed";
-    }
+//    try {
+//      std::ifstream fin(rawfile.c_str(),std::ifstream::binary);
+//    }
+//    catch (std::ifstream::failure e) {
+//      std::cerr<<"opening file " + rawfile + " failed";
+//    }
     std::vector<unsigned char> rawdata((std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(fin)),
                                        (std::istreambuf_iterator<char>()));
     rawdata_ = rawdata;
 
+    // prepare and convert data
+    find_markers();
+    split_segments();
+    convert_data();
   }
 
   // destructor
@@ -368,48 +372,86 @@ public:
   // get timestep
   double get_dt()
   {
+    assert ( segments_.size() > 0 );
+
     return std::stod(segments_["sampl marker"][2]);
   }
 
   // get time unit
   std::string get_temp_unit()
   {
+    assert ( segments_.size() > 0 );
+
     return segments_["sampl marker"][5];
   }
 
   // get name of measured entity
   std::string get_name()
   {
+    assert ( segments_.size() > 0 );
+
     return segments_["ename marker"][6];
   }
 
   // get unit of measured entity
   std::string get_unit()
   {
+    assert ( segments_.size() > 0 );
+
     return segments_["punit marker"][7];
   }
 
   // get time offset 
   double get_time_offset()
   {
+    assert ( segments_.size() > 0 );
+
     return std::stod(segments_["minma marker"][11]);
   }
 
+  // get time array
+  std::vector<double> get_time()
+  {
+    assert ( datmes_.size() > 0 );
+
+    // declare array of time
+    std::vector<double> timearr;
+
+    // get time step and offset
+    double dt = get_dt();
+    double timoff = get_time_offset();
+
+    // fill array
+    for ( unsigned long int t = 0; t < datmes_.size(); t++ )
+    {
+      timearr.push_back(timoff + t*dt);
+    }
+
+    return timearr;
+  }
+
   // get data array encoded as floats/doubles
   std::vector<double>& get_data()
   {
+    assert ( datmes_.size() > 0 );
+
     return datmes_;
   }
 
   // get segment's array of elements
   std::vector<std::string> get_segment(std::string marker)
   {
+    assert ( segments_.size() > 0 );
+
     return segments_[marker];
   }
 
   // write data to csv-like file
   void write_data(std::string filename, int precision = 9, int width = 25)
   {
+    assert ( segments_.size() > 0 );
+    assert ( datmes_.size() > 0 );
+
     // open file
     std::ofstream fout(filename.c_str());