diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9be2a5fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: On pull request
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  build_python:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Get current time
+        uses: gerred/actions/current-time@master
+        id: current-time
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
+
+      - name: Install python dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install setuptools wheel build
+
+      - name: Build package
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          set -x
+          export PYPI_MOMENTO_WIRE_TYPE_VERSION=0.0.devBuild
+          python -m build
+        shell: bash
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 00000000..d93d06ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Compiled python modules.
+src/*.pyc
+
+# Setuptools distribution folder.
+/dist/
+
+# Python egg metadata, regenerated from source files by setuptools.
+src/*.egg-info
+
+# Don't checkin the virtual environemnt
+client_sdk_python_env
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 577fd9db..1e3b9545 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,15 @@
 # client-sdk-python
 Python SDK for Momento
+
+# Requirements
+* Python 3
+* [Virual environment setup](https://packaging.python.org/guides/installing-using-pip-and-virtual-environments/#installing-virtualenv)
+
+# Setup pre-requisites
+`./prepare_local_dev_env.sh`
+The script creates a python virtual environment and installs dependencies
+
+## Setting up IDE
+### Visual Studio Code
+Use `Cmd` + `Shift` + `P` to search for `Python: Interpreter` and select:
+`./client_sdk_python_env/bin/python`
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diff --git a/prepare_local_dev_env.sh b/prepare_local_dev_env.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..59987a72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prepare_local_dev_env.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+python3 -m venv client_sdk_python_env
+source client_sdk_python_env/bin/activate
+pip install -e . --extra-index-url https://momento.jfrog.io/artifactory/api/pypi/pypi-public/simple
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..374b58cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = [
+    "setuptools>=42",
+    "wheel"
+]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23a49f6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# requirements.txt is required to debug/run sdk locally. Pip needs requirements
+# that must be installed to proceed.
+#
+# Since, SDK will be distributed via PyPi it is needed to provide installation
+# requirements in setup.cfg.
+#
+# Instead of maintaining two different requirements, use setup.cfg as the
+# primary source. Hence a '.' is provided here which signals pip to use
+# dependencies from setup.cfg
+.
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diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
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index 00000000..b0d073bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[metadata]
+name = momento-sdk
+
+[options]
+package_dir =
+    = src
+packages = find:
+python_requires = >=3.6
+install_requires =
+    momento-wire-types==0.3.0
+    build
+    setuptools
+
+[options.packages.find]
+where = src
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a836a9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import setuptools
+import os
+import time
+
+version = os.getenv("PYPI_MOMENTO_WIRE_TYPE_VERSION")
+
+if [version == None]:
+    version = '0.0.dev'
+
+# version is the only dynamic configuration
+setuptools.setup(
+    version=version,
+)
diff --git a/src/momento_sdk/__init__.py b/src/momento_sdk/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/src/momento_sdk/momento.py b/src/momento_sdk/momento.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a4b91ba0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/momento_sdk/momento.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import momento_wire_types.controlclient_pb2 as control_client
+
+class Momento:
+    def __init__(self, auth_token, endpoint_override=None):
+        self._auth_token__ = auth_token
+        self._endpoint_override = endpoint_override
+
+    def create_cache(self, cache_name):
+        print("hello")
+
+
+def init(auth_token):
+    return Momento(auth_token=auth_token)