diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cae3d28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+dist
+venv
+__pycache__
diff --git a/pyacl/__init__.py b/pyacl/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecaef5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyacl/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+"""
+pyacl - high level abstractions over pylibacl
+Copyright 2024, Georg Pfuetzenreuter <mail@georg-pfuetzenreuter.net>
+
+Licensed under the EUPL, Version 1.2 or - as soon they will be approved by the European Commission - subsequent versions of the EUPL (the "Licence").
+You may not use this work except in compliance with the Licence.
+An English copy of the Licence is shipped in a file called LICENSE along with this applications source code.
+You may obtain copies of the Licence in any of the official languages at https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/eupl/eupl-text-eupl-12.
+"""
diff --git a/pyacl/acl.py b/pyacl/acl.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bde7a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyacl/acl.py
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+"""
+pyacl - high level abstractions over pylibacl
+Copyright 2024, Georg Pfuetzenreuter <mail@georg-pfuetzenreuter.net>
+
+Licensed under the EUPL, Version 1.2 or - as soon they will be approved by the European Commission - subsequent versions of the EUPL (the "Licence").
+You may not use this work except in compliance with the Licence.
+An English copy of the Licence is shipped in a file called LICENSE along with this applications source code.
+You may obtain copies of the Licence in any of the official languages at https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/eupl/eupl-text-eupl-12.
+"""
+
+import posix1e
+
+myacl = posix1e.ACL(file='/tmp/testacl')
+print(myacl)
+
+myentries = list(myacl)
+
+DEFAULT_ENTRIES = [
+  'u::rw-',
+  'g::r--',
+  'm::r--',
+  'o::r--',
+]
+
+DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS = {
+  'read': None,
+  'write': None,
+  'execute': None,
+}
+
+DEFAULT_ENTRYTYPES = [
+  'user',
+  'group',
+  'mask',
+  'other'
+]
+
+def acl_reduce_entries(acl):
+  entries = acl.to_any_text().decode().split()
+  entries = [entry for entry in entries if entry not in DEFAULT_ENTRIES]
+  return entries
+
+def acl_parse_permission(strpermission):
+  if len(strpermission) != 3:
+    return ValueError('Invalid permission')
+
+  permap = {
+    0: 'read',
+    1: 'write',
+    2: 'execute',
+  }
+
+  outmap = DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS.copy()
+
+  for i, perm in permap.items():
+    permval = strpermission[i]
+    if permval in ['r', 'w', 'x']:
+      outmap[perm] = True
+    elif permval == '-':
+      outmap[perm] = False
+    else:
+      return ValueError('Invalid permission flag')
+
+  return outmap
+
+def acl_parse_entry(strentry):
+  if not strentry:
+    raise ValueError('Got empty string')
+
+  entrytype, entryvalue, permissions = strentry.split(':')
+
+  if entrytype not in DEFAULT_ENTRYTYPES:
+    raise ValueError('Invalid entry')
+
+  if entryvalue == '':
+    entryvalue = None
+  elif not entryvalue:
+    return ValueError('Invalid entry value')
+
+  if len(permissions) != 3:
+    raise ValueError('Unsupported amount of permissions')
+
+  return {
+    entrytype: {
+      entryvalue: acl_parse_permission(permissions)
+    }
+  }
+
+def acl_parse_entries(acl):
+  outmap = {
+    group: DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS for group in DEFAULT_ENTRYTYPES
+  }
+
+  for entry in acl:
+    outmap.update(acl_parse_entry(entry))
+
+  return outmap
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f006c0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = [
+  'hatchling',
+]
+build-backend = 'hatchling.build'
+
+[project]
+name = 'pyacl'
+description = 'High level abstractions over pylibacl'
+version = '0.0.1'
+authors = [
+  { name='Georg Pfuetzenreuter', email='georg+python@lysergic.dev' },
+]
+readme = 'README.txt'
+requires-python = '>=3.6'
+
+[tool.hatch.build.targets.pyacl]
+dependencies = [
+  'pylibacl',
+]