diff --git a/src-py/plexcryptool/math/gallois.pyi b/src-py/plexcryptool/math/gallois.pyi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f508353
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-py/plexcryptool/math/gallois.pyi
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+"""
+gallois field calculations
+
+Implements a number of calculations in gallois fields. Use the GalloisFiled struct/class and it's methods.
+
+
+___
+@Author:     Christoph J. Scherr <software@cscherr.de>
+@License:    MIT
+@Source:     <https://git.cscherr.de/PlexSheep/plexcryptool/>
+"""
+
+class GalloisFiled:
+    def __init__(self, base: int, verbose: bool) -> None:
+        """
+        Create a new Gallois field
+        """
+        ...
+
+    def reduce(self, n: int) -> int:
+        """
+        reduce the given number to fit into the field
+        """
diff --git a/src/math/gallois.rs b/src/math/gallois.rs
index 5b691f3..4efc15f 100644
--- a/src/math/gallois.rs
+++ b/src/math/gallois.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ use core::fmt;
 
 use num::Integer;
 
+use pyo3::prelude::*;
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #[derive(Debug)]
 /// used when trying to find a root for a number which does not have a root.
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for NoRootError {
 }
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
+#[pyclass]
 /// represent a gallois field
 pub struct GalloisFiled {
     base: u128,
@@ -297,6 +300,25 @@ impl GalloisFiled {
     }
 }
 
+#[pymethods]
+/// python wrappers for the gallois field
+impl GalloisFiled {
+    #[new]
+    pub fn py_new(base: u128, verbose: bool) -> Self {
+        return GalloisFiled::new(base, verbose);
+    }
+    
+    #[pyo3(name="reduce")]
+    /// reduce any int
+    pub fn py_reduce(&self, n: i128) -> u128 {
+        if n.is_negative() {
+            return self.reduce_neg(n);
+        }
+        return self.reduce(n as u128);
+    }
+    // TODO implement wrappers for all other gallois methods
+}
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #[test]
 fn test_gallois_sqrt() {