diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cdbe043..3fdabb2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 .venv/
 modules/__pycache__/
 runs/
+*.swp
+build/
+dist/
+karoo_gp_kstaats.egg-info/
diff --git a/README-pip.md b/README-pip.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e373d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README-pip.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# pip archive creation
+HOWTO create and upload an archive to PyPI (pip).
+
+```
+# Install dependencies
+python3 -m pip install --user --upgrade setuptools wheel twine
+# Create Archive
+python3 setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+# Upload to Test Archive
+python3 -m twine upload --repository-url https://test.pypi.org/legacy/ dist/*
+# Check Test Archive
+https://test.pypi.org/project/karoo_gp-jebba
+# Install Test Archive
+python3 -m pip install --index-url https://test.pypi.org/simple/ --no-deps karoo_gp-jebba
+# Upload to Main Archive
+python3 -m twine upload dist/*
+# Install Main Archive
+python3 -m pip install karoo_gp-jebba
+```
+
diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e63b966
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import setuptools
+
+with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
+    long_description = fh.read()
+
+setuptools.setup(
+    name="karoo_gp-jebba",
+    version="2.3",
+    author="Kai Staats",
+    description="evolutionary algorithm, genetic programming suite",
+    long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
+    url="https://github.com/kstaats/karoo_gp",
+    packages={''},
+    classifiers=[
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+        "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
+        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+    ],
+    python_requires='>=3.6',
+)