diff --git a/compiler/py/src/templates-py/py.ezt b/compiler/py/src/templates-py/py.ezt
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+++ b/compiler/py/src/templates-py/py.ezt
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+#
+# Autogenerated by Thrift
+#
+# DO NOT EDIT UNLESS YOU ARE SURE THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING
+#
+
+from thrift.Thrift import *
+[# ### probably need some massaging to really locate this module
+][for includes]import [includes].ttypes
+[end]
+from thrift.transport import TTransport
+from thrift.protocol import TBinaryProtocol
+try:
+  from thrift.protocol import fastbinary
+except:
+  fastbinary = None
+
+
+[# ### need gen_newstyle flag
+][for enums]class [enums.ident](object):[for enums.values]
+  [enums.values.ident] = [enums.values.value][end]
+[end]
+
+[for consts][consts.ident] = [consts.value.cvalue]
+[end]
+
+[# ### need gen_newstyle flag
+][for structs]class [structs.ident](object):
+
+  thrift_spec = ([# ### should sort fields. need None markers for gaps.
+][if-any structs.fields][for structs.sorted_fields]
+    [if-any structs.sorted_fields]([structs.sorted_fields.field_id], [structs.sorted_fields.type_enum], [#
+]'[structs.sorted_fields.ident]', [#
+]None, [# ### should have spec_args here
+][if-any structs.sorted_fields.value][structs.sorted_fields.value.cvalue][else]None[end], [#
+]),[else]None,[end] # ### list-index[# structs.sorted_fields.list-index][end]
+  )
+[else]  thrift_spec = None
+[end]
+[if-any structs.fields]  def __init__(self,[#
+][for structs.fields] [structs.fields.ident]=[#
+][if-any structs.fields.value]thrift_spec[[][structs.fields.field_id]][[]4][#
+][else]None[end],[end]):
+[for structs.fields][if-any ""][# ### complex test here
+]    if [structs.fields.ident] is self.thrift_spec[[]structs.fields.field_id][[]4]:
+      [structs.fields.ident] = [structs.fields.value.cvalue]
+[end]    self.[structs.fields.ident] = [structs.fields.ident]
+[end]
+[end][# close: if-any structs.fields]
+
+  def read(self, iprot):
+    if iprot.__class__ == TBinaryProtocol.TBinaryProtocolAccelerated [#
+]and isinstance(iprot.trans, TTransport.CReadableTransport) [#
+]and self.thrift_spec is not None and fastbinary is not None:
+      fastbinary.decode_binary(self, iprot.trans, [#
+](self.__class__, self.thrift_spec))
+      return
+    iprot.readStructBegin()
+    while True:
+      (fname, ftype, fid) = iprot.readFieldBegin()
+      if ftype == TType.STOP:
+        break[for structs.fields]
+      [if-index structs.fields first]if[else]elif[end] fid == [#
+][structs.fields.field_id]:
+        if ftype == [structs.fields.type_enum]:
+          pass # deserialize
+        else:
+          iprot.skip(ftype)[end]
+      else:
+        iprot.skip(ftype)
+      iprot.readFieldEnd()
+    iprot.readStructEnd()
+
+  def write(self, oprot):
+    if oprot.__class__ == TBinaryProtocol.TBinaryProtocolAccelerated [#
+]and self.thrift_spec is not None and fastbinary is not None:
+      oprot.trans.write(fastbinary.encode_binary(self, [#
+](self.__class__, self.thrift_spec)))
+      return
+    oprot.writeStructBegin('[structs.ident]')[for structs.fields]
+    if self.[structs.fields.ident] != None:
+      oprot.writeFieldBegin('[structs.fields.ident]', [#
+][structs.fields.type_enum], [structs.fields.field_id])
+      # serialize
+      oprot.writeFieldEnd()[end]
+    oprot.writeFieldStop()
+    oprot.writeStructEnd()
+
+  def __repr__(self):
+    L = [[]'%s=%r' % (key, value)
+      for key, value in self.__dict__.iteritems()]
+    return '%s(%s)' % (self.__class__.__name__, ', '.join(L))
+
+  def __eq__(self, other):
+    return isinstance(other, self.__class__) and self.__dict__ == other.__dict__
+
+  def __ne__(self, other):
+    return not (self == other)
+
+[end][# for structs]
diff --git a/compiler/py/src/templates-py/py_cvalue.ezt b/compiler/py/src/templates-py/py_cvalue.ezt
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/py/src/templates-py/py_cvalue.ezt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[is ctype "map"]{
+  [for value][value.key.cvalue]: [value.value.cvalue],
+[end]}[#
+#][else][is ctype "set"]set([[]
+  [for value][value.cvalue],
+[end]])[#
+#][else][is ctype "list"][[]
+  [for value][value.cvalue],
+[end]][#
+#][else][value.tvalue][end][end][end]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/py/src/templates-py/py_deser.ezt b/compiler/py/src/templates-py/py_deser.ezt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/py/src/templates-py/py_deser.ezt
diff --git a/compiler/py/src/templates-py/py_ser.ezt b/compiler/py/src/templates-py/py_ser.ezt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/py/src/templates-py/py_ser.ezt