diff --git a/python/libscratchproject/__init__.py b/python/libscratchproject/__init__.py
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+from project import _Project as Project
diff --git a/python/libscratchproject/project.py b/python/libscratchproject/project.py
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+import os
+import simplejson
+
+from collections import namedtuple
+
+PROJECT_DIR_PREFIX='/nfsmount/projectstore'
+VERSION_DIR_PREFIX='/nfsmount/versionstore'
+
+def calculate_project_dirpath(prefix, project_id):
+    project_id = str(project_id)
+    s = project_id.rjust(9, '0')
+    path = os.path.join(prefix, s[0:2],s[2:4],s[4:6],s[6:8],s[8:])
+    return path
+
+class BaseObj(object):
+    def __init__(self, info_dict):
+        self._d = info_dict
+
+    def __getattr__(self, name):
+        if self._d.has_key(name):
+            return self._d[name]
+        else:
+            raise AttributeError
+
+class ScratchObj(BaseObj):
+    def __init__(self, info_dict):
+        BaseObj.__init__(self, info_dict)
+
+    @property
+    def variables(self):
+        return [ScratchDataStructureObj(x) for x in self._d['variables']]
+
+
+class ScratchMediaObj(BaseObj):
+    def __init__(self, info_dict):
+        BaseObj.__init__(self, info_dict)
+
+class ScratchDataStructureObj(BaseObj):
+    def __init__(self, info_dict):
+        BaseObj.__init__(self, info_dict)
+
+
+class Sprite(ScratchObj):
+    def __init__(self, sprite_dict):
+        ScratchObj.__init__(self, sprite_dict)
+
+    @property
+    def spriteInfo(self):
+        return namedtuple('SpriteInfo',
+            self._d['info'].keys())(**(self._d['info']))
+
+    @property
+    def costumes(self):
+        return [ScratchMediaObj(x) for x in self._d['costumes']]
+
+    @property
+    def sounds(self):
+        return [ScratchMediaObj(x) for x in self._d['sounds']]
+
+
+class _Project(ScratchObj):
+    def __init__(self, project_id, load_versions=False):
+        filepath = \
+            os.path.join(calculate_project_dirpath(PROJECT_DIR_PREFIX, 
+            project_id), 'LATEST')
+        with open(filepath) as fp:
+            d = simplejson.loads(fp.read())
+
+        ScratchObj.__init__(self, d)
+
+    @property
+    def info(self):
+        return namedtuple('ProjectInfo',
+            self._d['info'].keys())(**(self._d['info']))
+
+    @property
+    def children(self):
+        def convertChild(child):
+            if child.has_key('spriteInfo'):
+                return Sprite(child)
+            else:
+                return BaseObj(child)
+                
+        return [convertChild(child) for child in self._d['children']]
+
+    @property
+    def sprites(self):
+        return [Sprite(x) for x in self._d['children']]