diff --git a/.github/python-dev.yml b/.github/python-dev.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..706c254
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/python-dev.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+name: Python Dev
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.8'
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+        pip install -r requirements.txt
+        if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
+        pip install pytest-cov
+        pip list
+    - name: Build package
+      run: |
+        python setup.py build_ext -q -j2
+        python -m pip install -e .
+    - name: Build Version
+      run: |
+        python -c "import shap_demo"
+    - name: Test with pytest
+      run: |
+        pytest -v --cov=src --cov-report=xml
+      continue-on-error: true
+    - name: Publish test results
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@master
+      with:
+        name: Test results
+        path: coverage.xml
+      if: failure()
+    - name: Report Coverage
+      run: |
+        coverage report -m
+
diff --git a/.github/python-linting.yml b/.github/python-linting.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d36afb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/python-linting.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+name: Python Linting
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [master]
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+     - name: Python Linter
+       uses: sunnysid3up/python-linter@master
+       with:
+         source: "src"
+         mypy-options: "--ignore-missing-imports --show-error-codes"
+         pylint-options: "--rcfile=setup.cfg"
+         django: false
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b8365b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,614 @@
+
+# Created by https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/pycharm,python,visualstudiocode,visualstudio
+# Edit at https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore?templates=pycharm,python,visualstudiocode,visualstudio
+
+### PyCharm ###
+# Covers JetBrains IDEs: IntelliJ, RubyMine, PhpStorm, AppCode, PyCharm, CLion, Android Studio, WebStorm and Rider
+# Reference: https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544839
+
+# User-specific stuff
+.idea/**/workspace.xml
+.idea/**/tasks.xml
+.idea/**/usage.statistics.xml
+.idea/**/dictionaries
+.idea/**/shelf
+
+# Generated files
+.idea/**/contentModel.xml
+
+# Sensitive or high-churn files
+.idea/**/dataSources/
+.idea/**/dataSources.ids
+.idea/**/dataSources.local.xml
+.idea/**/sqlDataSources.xml
+.idea/**/dynamic.xml
+.idea/**/uiDesigner.xml
+.idea/**/dbnavigator.xml
+
+# Gradle
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+
+# Gradle and Maven with auto-import
+# When using Gradle or Maven with auto-import, you should exclude module files,
+# since they will be recreated, and may cause churn.  Uncomment if using
+# auto-import.
+# .idea/artifacts
+# .idea/compiler.xml
+# .idea/jarRepositories.xml
+# .idea/modules.xml
+# .idea/*.iml
+# .idea/modules
+# *.iml
+# *.ipr
+
+# CMake
+cmake-build-*/
+
+# Mongo Explorer plugin
+.idea/**/mongoSettings.xml
+
+# File-based project format
+*.iws
+
+# IntelliJ
+out/
+
+# mpeltonen/sbt-idea plugin
+.idea_modules/
+
+# JIRA plugin
+atlassian-ide-plugin.xml
+
+# Cursive Clojure plugin
+.idea/replstate.xml
+
+# Crashlytics plugin (for Android Studio and IntelliJ)
+com_crashlytics_export_strings.xml
+crashlytics.properties
+crashlytics-build.properties
+fabric.properties
+
+# Editor-based Rest Client
+.idea/httpRequests
+
+# Android studio 3.1+ serialized cache file
+.idea/caches/build_file_checksums.ser
+
+### PyCharm Patch ###
+# Comment Reason: https://github.com/joeblau/gitignore.io/issues/186#issuecomment-215987721
+
+# *.iml
+# modules.xml
+# .idea/misc.xml
+# *.ipr
+
+# Sonarlint plugin
+# https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7973-sonarlint
+.idea/**/sonarlint/
+
+# SonarQube Plugin
+# https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7238-sonarqube-community-plugin
+.idea/**/sonarIssues.xml
+
+# Markdown Navigator plugin
+# https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7896-markdown-navigator-enhanced
+.idea/**/markdown-navigator.xml
+.idea/**/markdown-navigator-enh.xml
+.idea/**/markdown-navigator/
+
+# Cache file creation bug
+# See https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/JBR-2257
+.idea/$CACHE_FILE$
+
+# CodeStream plugin
+# https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/12206-codestream
+.idea/codestream.xml
+
+### Python ###
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+pip-wheel-metadata/
+share/python-wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+MANIFEST
+
+# PyInstaller
+#  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template
+#  before PyInstaller builds the exe, so as to inject date/other infos into it.
+*.manifest
+*.spec
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+pip-delete-this-directory.txt
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.nox/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+.cache
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+*.cover
+*.py,cover
+.hypothesis/
+.pytest_cache/
+pytestdebug.log
+
+# Translations
+*.mo
+*.pot
+
+# Django stuff:
+*.log
+local_settings.py
+db.sqlite3
+db.sqlite3-journal
+
+# Flask stuff:
+instance/
+.webassets-cache
+
+# Scrapy stuff:
+.scrapy
+
+# Sphinx documentation
+docs/_build/
+doc/_build/
+
+# PyBuilder
+target/
+
+# Jupyter Notebook
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+
+# IPython
+profile_default/
+ipython_config.py
+
+# pyenv
+.python-version
+
+# pipenv
+#   According to pypa/pipenv#598, it is recommended to include Pipfile.lock in version control.
+#   However, in case of collaboration, if having platform-specific dependencies or dependencies
+#   having no cross-platform support, pipenv may install dependencies that don't work, or not
+#   install all needed dependencies.
+#Pipfile.lock
+
+# PEP 582; used by e.g. github.com/David-OConnor/pyflow
+__pypackages__/
+
+# Celery stuff
+celerybeat-schedule
+celerybeat.pid
+
+# SageMath parsed files
+*.sage.py
+
+# Environments
+.env
+.venv
+env/
+venv/
+ENV/
+env.bak/
+venv.bak/
+pythonenv*
+
+# Spyder project settings
+.spyderproject
+.spyproject
+
+# Rope project settings
+.ropeproject
+
+# mkdocs documentation
+/site
+
+# mypy
+.mypy_cache/
+.dmypy.json
+dmypy.json
+
+# Pyre type checker
+.pyre/
+
+# pytype static type analyzer
+.pytype/
+
+# profiling data
+.prof
+
+### VisualStudioCode ###
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/tasks.json
+!.vscode/launch.json
+*.code-workspace
+
+### VisualStudioCode Patch ###
+# Ignore all local history of files
+.history
+.ionide
+
+### VisualStudio ###
+## Ignore Visual Studio temporary files, build results, and
+## files generated by popular Visual Studio add-ons.
+##
+## Get latest from https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/master/VisualStudio.gitignore
+
+# User-specific files
+*.rsuser
+*.suo
+*.user
+*.userosscache
+*.sln.docstates
+
+# User-specific files (MonoDevelop/Xamarin Studio)
+*.userprefs
+
+# Mono auto generated files
+mono_crash.*
+
+# Build results
+[Dd]ebug/
+[Dd]ebugPublic/
+[Rr]elease/
+[Rr]eleases/
+x64/
+x86/
+[Aa][Rr][Mm]/
+[Aa][Rr][Mm]64/
+bld/
+[Bb]in/
+[Oo]bj/
+[Ll]og/
+[Ll]ogs/
+
+# Visual Studio 2015/2017 cache/options directory
+.vs/
+# Uncomment if you have tasks that create the project's static files in wwwroot
+#wwwroot/
+
+# Visual Studio 2017 auto generated files
+Generated\ Files/
+
+# MSTest test Results
+[Tt]est[Rr]esult*/
+[Bb]uild[Ll]og.*
+
+# NUnit
+*.VisualState.xml
+TestResult.xml
+nunit-*.xml
+
+# Build Results of an ATL Project
+[Dd]ebugPS/
+[Rr]eleasePS/
+dlldata.c
+
+# Benchmark Results
+BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/
+
+# .NET Core
+project.lock.json
+project.fragment.lock.json
+artifacts/
+
+# StyleCop
+StyleCopReport.xml
+
+# Files built by Visual Studio
+*_i.c
+*_p.c
+*_h.h
+*.ilk
+*.meta
+*.obj
+*.iobj
+*.pch
+*.pdb
+*.ipdb
+*.pgc
+*.pgd
+*.rsp
+*.sbr
+*.tlb
+*.tli
+*.tlh
+*.tmp
+*.tmp_proj
+*_wpftmp.csproj
+*.vspscc
+*.vssscc
+.builds
+*.pidb
+*.svclog
+*.scc
+
+# Chutzpah Test files
+_Chutzpah*
+
+# Visual C++ cache files
+ipch/
+*.aps
+*.ncb
+*.opendb
+*.opensdf
+*.sdf
+*.cachefile
+*.VC.db
+*.VC.VC.opendb
+
+# Visual Studio profiler
+*.psess
+*.vsp
+*.vspx
+*.sap
+
+# Visual Studio Trace Files
+*.e2e
+
+# TFS 2012 Local Workspace
+$tf/
+
+# Guidance Automation Toolkit
+*.gpState
+
+# ReSharper is a .NET coding add-in
+_ReSharper*/
+*.[Rr]e[Ss]harper
+*.DotSettings.user
+
+# TeamCity is a build add-in
+_TeamCity*
+
+# DotCover is a Code Coverage Tool
+*.dotCover
+
+# AxoCover is a Code Coverage Tool
+.axoCover/*
+!.axoCover/settings.json
+
+# Coverlet is a free, cross platform Code Coverage Tool
+coverage*[.json, .xml, .info]
+
+# Visual Studio code coverage results
+*.coverage
+*.coveragexml
+
+# NCrunch
+_NCrunch_*
+.*crunch*.local.xml
+nCrunchTemp_*
+
+# MightyMoose
+*.mm.*
+AutoTest.Net/
+
+# Web workbench (sass)
+.sass-cache/
+
+# Installshield output folder
+[Ee]xpress/
+
+# DocProject is a documentation generator add-in
+DocProject/buildhelp/
+DocProject/Help/*.HxT
+DocProject/Help/*.HxC
+DocProject/Help/*.hhc
+DocProject/Help/*.hhk
+DocProject/Help/*.hhp
+DocProject/Help/Html2
+DocProject/Help/html
+
+# Click-Once directory
+publish/
+
+# Publish Web Output
+*.[Pp]ublish.xml
+*.azurePubxml
+# Note: Comment the next line if you want to checkin your web deploy settings,
+# but database connection strings (with potential passwords) will be unencrypted
+*.pubxml
+*.publishproj
+
+# Microsoft Azure Web App publish settings. Comment the next line if you want to
+# checkin your Azure Web App publish settings, but sensitive information contained
+# in these scripts will be unencrypted
+PublishScripts/
+
+# NuGet Packages
+*.nupkg
+# NuGet Symbol Packages
+*.snupkg
+# The packages folder can be ignored because of Package Restore
+**/[Pp]ackages/*
+# except build/, which is used as an MSBuild target.
+!**/[Pp]ackages/build/
+# Uncomment if necessary however generally it will be regenerated when needed
+#!**/[Pp]ackages/repositories.config
+# NuGet v3's project.json files produces more ignorable files
+*.nuget.props
+*.nuget.targets
+
+# Microsoft Azure Build Output
+csx/
+*.build.csdef
+
+# Microsoft Azure Emulator
+ecf/
+rcf/
+
+# Windows Store app package directories and files
+AppPackages/
+BundleArtifacts/
+Package.StoreAssociation.xml
+_pkginfo.txt
+*.appx
+*.appxbundle
+*.appxupload
+
+# Visual Studio cache files
+# files ending in .cache can be ignored
+*.[Cc]ache
+# but keep track of directories ending in .cache
+!?*.[Cc]ache/
+
+# Others
+ClientBin/
+~$*
+*~
+*.dbmdl
+*.dbproj.schemaview
+*.jfm
+*.pfx
+*.publishsettings
+orleans.codegen.cs
+
+# Including strong name files can present a security risk
+# (https://github.com/github/gitignore/pull/2483#issue-259490424)
+#*.snk
+
+# Since there are multiple workflows, uncomment next line to ignore bower_components
+# (https://github.com/github/gitignore/pull/1529#issuecomment-104372622)
+#bower_components/
+
+# RIA/Silverlight projects
+Generated_Code/
+
+# Backup & report files from converting an old project file
+# to a newer Visual Studio version. Backup files are not needed,
+# because we have git ;-)
+_UpgradeReport_Files/
+Backup*/
+UpgradeLog*.XML
+UpgradeLog*.htm
+ServiceFabricBackup/
+*.rptproj.bak
+
+# SQL Server files
+*.mdf
+*.ldf
+*.ndf
+
+# Business Intelligence projects
+*.rdl.data
+*.bim.layout
+*.bim_*.settings
+*.rptproj.rsuser
+*- [Bb]ackup.rdl
+*- [Bb]ackup ([0-9]).rdl
+*- [Bb]ackup ([0-9][0-9]).rdl
+
+# Microsoft Fakes
+FakesAssemblies/
+
+# GhostDoc plugin setting file
+*.GhostDoc.xml
+
+# Node.js Tools for Visual Studio
+.ntvs_analysis.dat
+node_modules/
+
+# Visual Studio 6 build log
+*.plg
+
+# Visual Studio 6 workspace options file
+*.opt
+
+# Visual Studio 6 auto-generated workspace file (contains which files were open etc.)
+*.vbw
+
+# Visual Studio LightSwitch build output
+**/*.HTMLClient/GeneratedArtifacts
+**/*.DesktopClient/GeneratedArtifacts
+**/*.DesktopClient/ModelManifest.xml
+**/*.Server/GeneratedArtifacts
+**/*.Server/ModelManifest.xml
+_Pvt_Extensions
+
+# Paket dependency manager
+.paket/paket.exe
+paket-files/
+
+# FAKE - F# Make
+.fake/
+
+# CodeRush personal settings
+.cr/personal
+
+# Python Tools for Visual Studio (PTVS)
+*.pyc
+
+# Cake - Uncomment if you are using it
+# tools/**
+# !tools/packages.config
+
+# Tabs Studio
+*.tss
+
+# Telerik's JustMock configuration file
+*.jmconfig
+
+# BizTalk build output
+*.btp.cs
+*.btm.cs
+*.odx.cs
+*.xsd.cs
+
+# OpenCover UI analysis results
+OpenCover/
+
+# Azure Stream Analytics local run output
+ASALocalRun/
+
+# MSBuild Binary and Structured Log
+*.binlog
+
+# NVidia Nsight GPU debugger configuration file
+*.nvuser
+
+# MFractors (Xamarin productivity tool) working folder
+.mfractor/
+
+# Local History for Visual Studio
+.localhistory/
+
+# BeatPulse healthcheck temp database
+healthchecksdb
+
+# Backup folder for Package Reference Convert tool in Visual Studio 2017
+MigrationBackup/
+
+# Ionide (cross platform F# VS Code tools) working folder
+.ionide/
+
+# End of https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/pycharm,python,visualstudiocode,visualstudio
+
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84f0302
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# temp readme
+
+This is a github python repo template. Follow these instructions on how to use this repo as a template for others:
+https://docs.github.com/en/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/creating-a-repository-on-github/creating-a-repository-from-a-template
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2554a61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[pylint]
+max-line-length = 120
+good-names=X,y,X_display,y_display,X_train,X_test
+disable=
+    import-error,
+    missing-module-docstring,
+    missing-function-docstring
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5685936
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+from distutils.core import setup
+import pathlib
+import setuptools
+
+
+HERE = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent
+
+README = (HERE / "README.md").read_text()
+
+setuptools.setup(
+    name='temp_name',
+    version='1.0.0',
+    description="",
+    long_description=README,
+    packages=setuptools.find_packages(where="src"),
+    author="Joshua Spear",
+    author_email="josh.spear9@gmail.com",
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
+    url="",
+    license='MIT',
+    classifiers=[],
+    package_dir={"": "src"},
+    python_requires="",
+    install_requires=[""]
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/python-template/__init__.py b/src/python-template/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdea3ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/python-template/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import logging
+import os
+
+logging_name = ""
+
+class CustomFormatter(logging.Formatter):
+
+    grey = "\x1b[38;20m"
+    yellow = "\x1b[33;20m"
+    red = "\x1b[31;20m"
+    bold_red = "\x1b[31;1m"
+    reset = "\x1b[0m"
+    format = "%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s (%(filename)s:%(lineno)d)"
+
+    FORMATS = {
+        logging.DEBUG: grey + format + reset,
+        logging.INFO: grey + format + reset,
+        logging.WARNING: yellow + format + reset,
+        logging.ERROR: red + format + reset,
+        logging.CRITICAL: bold_red + format + reset
+    }
+
+    def format(self, record):
+        log_fmt = self.FORMATS.get(record.levelno)
+        formatter = logging.Formatter(log_fmt)
+        return formatter.format(record)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(logging_name)
+logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
+# create console handler with a higher log level
+console_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+console_handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
+console_handler.setFormatter(CustomFormatter())
+logger.addHandler(console_handler)
+
+env_name = ""
+
+try:
+    if env_name == "":
+        raise KeyError("env_name variable set to '' in __init__")
+    home_path = os.environ[env_name]
+    file_handler = logging.FileHandler(
+        os.path.join(home_path, "{}_log.txt".format(logging_name)))
+    file_handler.setFormatter(CustomFormatter())
+    file_handler.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+    logger.addHandler(file_handler)
+    logger.debug("Logging file successfully identified")
+except KeyError:
+    logger.warning(
+        "{} environment variable not set. Logging to file will not be performed".format(env_name))
+
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29