diff --git a/src/python_netconf.cpp b/src/python_netconf.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 CESNET, https://photonics.cesnet.cz/
+ *
+ * Written by Jan Kundrát <jan.kundrat@cesnet.cz>
+ *
+*/
+
+#include <pybind11/pybind11.h>
+#include <pybind11/stl.h>
+#include "netconf_access.hpp"
+
+using namespace std::literals;
+using namespace pybind11::literals;
+
+// shamelessly stolen from the docs
+namespace pybind11::detail {
+    template <typename... Ts>
+    struct type_caster<boost::variant<Ts...>> : variant_caster<boost::variant<Ts...>> {};
+
+    // Specifies the function used to visit the variant -- `apply_visitor` instead of `visit`
+    template <>
+    struct visit_helper<boost::variant> {
+        template <typename... Args>
+        static auto call(Args &&...args) -> decltype(boost::apply_visitor(args...)) {
+            return boost::apply_visitor(args...);
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+
+PYBIND11_MODULE(netconf_cli_py, m) {
+    m.doc() = "Python bindings for accessing NETCONF servers";
+
+    pybind11::class_<special_>(m, "YangSpecial")
+            .def("__repr__",
+                 [](const special_ s) {
+                    return "<netconf_cli_py.YangSpecial " + specialValueToString(s) + ">";
+                 });
+
+    pybind11::class_<enum_>(m, "YangEnum")
+            .def("__repr__",
+                 [](const enum_ v) {
+                    return "<netconf_cli_py.YangEnum '" + v.m_value + "'>";
+                 });
+
+    pybind11::class_<binary_>(m, "YangBinary")
+            .def("__repr__",
+                 [](const binary_ v) {
+                    return "<netconf_cli_py.YangBinary '" + v.m_value + "'>";
+                 });
+
+    pybind11::class_<identityRef_>(m, "YangIdentityRef")
+            .def("__repr__",
+                 [](const identityRef_ v) {
+                    return "<netconf_cli_py.YangIdentityRef '"s
+                            + (v.m_prefix ? v.m_prefix->m_name + ":" : ""s) + v.m_value + "'>";
+                 });
+
+    pybind11::class_<NetconfAccess>(m, "NetconfAccess")
+            .def(pybind11::init<const std::string&>(), "socketPath"_a)
+            .def("getItems", &NetconfAccess::getItems, "xpath"_a)
+            .def("setLeaf", &NetconfAccess::setLeaf, "xpath"_a, "value"_a)
+            .def("commitChanges", &NetconfAccess::commitChanges)
+            ;
+}