diff --git a/src/gui/.gitignore b/src/gui/.gitignore
index a01ee28..3bb2efd 100644
--- a/src/gui/.gitignore
+++ b/src/gui/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 .*.swp
+*.pyc
diff --git a/src/gui/tomblib/tomb.py b/src/gui/tomblib/tomb.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d53927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/tomblib/tomb.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+'''
+Module structure:
+
+this contain a class, which is indeed just a collection of functions
+(the methods are all static).
+It's meant to behave in a way which is similar to the command line, for
+    
+Notes: consider moving to a more typical usage (instantiate, then use method)
+to make it more configurable (ie set the tomb executable path).
+'''
+
+import os
+import subprocess
+
+class Tomb(object):
+    '''
+    This is just a collection of static methods, so you should NOT instantiate
+
+    The methods are meant to resemble the command line interface as much as
+    possible
+
+    There is no support to things like threading, multiprocessing, whatever.
+    If you want to interact asynchronously with tomb, just do it in a separate
+    layer.
+    '''
+    #TODO: support setting a "pipe" to pass out/err on
+    def _check_exec_path(self):
+        '''Checks, using which, if tomb is available.
+        Returns None on error, the path on success.
+        '''
+        try:
+            path=subprocess.check_output(['which', 'tomb'])
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+            return None
+        return path
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def create(tombpath,tombsize,keypath):
+        '''If keypath is None, it will be created adjacent to the tomb.
+        This is unsafe, and you should NOT do it.
+
+        Note that this will invoke pinentry
+        '''
+        args = [tombpath, '-s', tombsize]
+        if keypath is not None:
+            args += ['-k', keypath]
+        try:
+            subprocess.check_call(['tomb', 'create'] + args)
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+            return False
+        return True
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def open(tombpath,keypath=None):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    #Debug stuff. Also useful for an example
+    print Tomb.create('/tmp/a.tomb', '10', '/tmp/akey')