diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..505a3b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Python-generated files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[oc]
+build/
+dist/
+wheels/
+*.egg-info
+
+# Virtual environments
+.venv
diff --git a/.python-version b/.python-version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd28b9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.python-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.9
diff --git a/src/gotosocial/__init__.py b/src/gotosocial/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad4c5cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gotosocial/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+def hello() -> str:
+    return "Hello from gotosocial!"
diff --git a/src/gotosocial/py.typed b/src/gotosocial/py.typed
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29