diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 04482a8..b8dfece 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,14 @@ PREFIX := /usr
 install: naxalnet
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib/systemd/system/
-	install naxalnet@.service $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib/systemd/system/
+	install -m644 naxalnet.service $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib/systemd/system/
 	install naxalnet $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/
-	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/naxalnet
-	install systemd-networkd/* $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/naxalnet/
+	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/naxalnet/networkd
+	install -m644 systemd-networkd/* $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/naxalnet/networkd
+
+testdeps:
+	@for i in networkctl systemctl python3; do \
+		echo "Checking for $$i"; \
+		which $$i > /dev/null && echo "  $$i found" || \
+			(echo "  $$i not found"; exit 1); \
+	done
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c2b5ae4..a05743d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,21 +1,27 @@
 # naxalnet
 
-Naxalnet is an experiment to create an intranet and use it for
-communicating with each other during an internet shutdown. It tries to use
+**naxalnet** is an experiment to create a wireless mesh network for
+communicating with each other during an internet shutdown, using
 existing software and tech as much as possible. Currently
-you can only communicate with other peers running the same software.
+you can only communicate with other peers running naxalnet or
+using the same network as naxalnet. It uses
+[B.A.T.M.A.N. Advanced](https://www.open-mesh.org/projects/batman-adv/wiki),
+an implementation of the B.A.T.M.A.N. routing protocol to
+communicate with peers.
 
 The name naxal comes from Naxalbari, a village in Darjeeling,
 West Bengal.
 
-A rewrite in python is in progress in the branch python-rewrite.
+This is the ongoing python rewrite branch, which uses
+[dasbus](https://github.com/rhinstaller/dasbus) to communicate
+with iwd.
 
 <!-- UNCOMMENT WHEN NECESSARY
 
 **Disclaimer**:
 In case you are either 1) a complete idiot; or 2) a member of parliament;
 or 3) both, please be aware that this project is not affiliated with
-any groups designated as terrorist groups in India.
+any groups designated as "terrorist" groups in India.
 
 Using the name Naxal does not imply any form of connection
 with anyone the government collectively calles Urban Naxals (human rights
@@ -31,18 +37,21 @@ into networkd's runtime configuration directory. It uses iwctl to start
 an ad-hoc network named "Hello World". The wireless interface is linked to
 `bat0`, the batman interface. A bridge `bridge0` is created so that other
 devices such as wired connections and wireless ap can be bridged. `bat0` is
-added to the bridge, and the bridge gets an ip address (link-local, or DHCP if
-any of the computers have a DHCP server configured). If these were successful,
-an intranet is created. You can now use services like [IPFS](https://ipfs.io),
-[Jami](https://jami.net), [Secure Scuttlebutt](https://scuttlebutt.nz)
-and others which can work without internet access.
+added to the bridge, and the bridge gets an ip address (link-local, or
+DHCP if any of the computers have a DHCP server configured). If these
+were successful, an intranet is created. You can now use services
+like [IPFS](https://ipfs.io), [Jami](https://jami.net),
+[Secure Scuttlebutt](https://scuttlebutt.nz) and others which can work
+without internet access.
 
 ## Requirements
 
 - systemd v248 or more (for batman support)
-- Linux kernel with batman-adv module (if `modinfo batman-adv` shows no error
-  then you already have it)
+- Linux kernel with batman-adv module (if `modinfo batman-adv` shows
+  no error then you already have it)
 - iwd (for starting ad-hoc network)
+- python3
+- [python-dasbus](https://github.com/rhinstaller/dasbus)
 - wifi adapter with ad-hoc support
 - two or more computers with wifi adapter
 
@@ -53,47 +62,55 @@ and others which can work without internet access.
 Clone the repo and cd into it.
 
 Run `sudo make install` to install naxalnet. This will install naxalnet in
-`/usr/{bin/naxalnet,share/naxalnet/,lib/systemd/system/naxalnet@.service}`.
+`/usr/bin/naxalnet`.
 
-<!-- commented out as you'll have to edit the systemd service for this to work
-To install in /usr/local instead, use `sudo make install PREFIX=/usr/local`.
-
-After installing, reload systemd so that you can enable `naxalnet@.service`
+After installing, reload systemd so that you can enable `naxalnet.service`
 without rebooting:
-```
+
+```sh
 sudo systemctl daemon-reload
 ```
 
 ## Running the program
 
 You need more than one computer running for the connection to work.
-Any network managers such as NetworkManager and wifi daemons like
-wpa_supplicant should be disabled:
+Start the naxalnet service:
 
-```
-sudo systemctl disable --now NetworkManager
+```sh
+sudo systemctl start naxalnet.service
 ```
 
-Enable the naxalnet service on the device `wlan0` (iwd replaces interface
-names like wlp1s0 with wlan0):
-```
-sudo systemctl enable --now naxalnet@wlan0.service
+Starting the service will stop `NetworkManager.service` and
+`wpa_supplicant.service` if it is running. If you start either of these
+services after naxalnet is started, naxalnet will be stopped by systemd.
+
+To run naxalnet at boot, enable the service:
+
+```sh
+sudo systemctl enable naxalnet.service
 ```
+
 Now naxalnet will configure a batman interface on every boot.
 
 ## Uninstalling
 
-Currently there is now way to uninstall naxalnet than to manually removing
+Currently there is now way to uninstall naxalnet than manually removing
 the files:
+
+```sh
+sudo rm -rf /usr/{bin,share}/naxalnet \
+/usr/lib/systemd/system/naxalnet.service
 ```
-sudo rm -r /usr/{bin/naxalnet,share/naxalnet/,lib/systemd/system/naxalnet@.service}
-```
-<!--
-Or if you installed naxalnet in /usr/local:
-```
-sudo rm -r /usr/local/{bin/naxalnet,share/naxalnet/,lib/systemd/system/naxalnet@.service}
-```
--->
+
+## License
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+See [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md) for the complete version of the
+license.
 
 ## TODO
 
@@ -101,4 +118,4 @@ sudo rm -r /usr/local/{bin/naxalnet,share/naxalnet/,lib/systemd/system/naxalnet@
 
 Add list of things here.
 
-This project is in pre-alpha stage. Documentation is incomplete.
\ No newline at end of file
+This project is in alpha stage. Documentation is incomplete.
diff --git a/naxalnet b/naxalnet
index c333bdd..9e318b1 100755
--- a/naxalnet
+++ b/naxalnet
@@ -1,35 +1,118 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
-DATADIR="$(dirname "$0")/../share/naxalnet"
-NETWORKD_DIR=/run/systemd/network
-SSID="Hello World"
+"""
+Setup a working BATMAN Advanced network
+with systemd-networkd and iwd
+"""
 
-if [[ $# != 1 ]] 
-then
-    echo "Usage: $0 {wireless device}"
-    echo "Example: $0 wlan0"
-    exit 1
-fi
+# Copyright (C) 2021  The Authors
 
-if [[ ! -d "$NETWORKD_DIR" ]]
-then
-    mkdir "$NETWORKD_DIR"
-fi
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
 
-echo "Copying systemd-networkd config files"
-# Copies all files in DATADIR to NETWORKD_DIR
-find "$DATADIR" -type f -execdir cp -t "$NETWORKD_DIR" {} +
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
 
-echo "Linking resolv.conf to systemd-resolved's stub-resolved.conf"
-ln -sf /run/systemd/resolve/stub-resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-echo "Starting services"
-systemctl reload-or-restart iwd systemd-resolved systemd-networkd
 
-# wait five seconds for iwd to start
-#sleep 5
-echo "Configuring iwd"
-iwctl device "$1" set-property Mode ad-hoc
-iwctl ad-hoc "$1" start_open "$SSID"
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+from shutil import copy
+from dasbus.connection import SystemMessageBus
 
-echo "Done"
+NETWORKD_CONFIGS = "/usr/share/naxalnet/networkd"
+NETWORKD_VOLATILE_DIR = "/run/systemd/network"
+RESOLVED_STUB_RESOLVE = "/run/systemd/resolve/stub-resolv.conf"
+RESOLV_CONF = "/etc/resolv.conf"
+ADHOC_SSID = "HelloWorld"
+
+# Copy networkd configs to volatile dir.
+# See man:systemd.networkm(5)
+try:
+    print("Copying network config files")
+    dest = Path(NETWORKD_VOLATILE_DIR)
+    src = Path(NETWORKD_CONFIGS)
+
+    # Create the volatile directory if it doesn't exist
+    dest.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    # Copy all files in src to dest
+    for i in src.iterdir():
+        copy(i, dest)
+except PermissionError as e:
+    print(e)
+    sys.exit("Make sure you are root")
+
+
+# Symlink resolvd.conf to systemd's stub-resolvd.conf
+# This is needed for DNS resolution to work.
+# see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Systemd-resolved#DNS
+try:
+    print("Checking resolv.conf")
+    r = Path(RESOLV_CONF)
+    if r.exists():
+        print(r, "already exists. Removing it")
+        r.unlink()
+        print("Linking resolv.conf")
+    r.symlink_to(RESOLVED_STUB_RESOLVE)
+except PermissionError as e:
+    print(e)
+    sys.exit("An error occured while linking resolv.conf")
+
+
+# Now, the iwd part
+try:
+    # connect to the System bus
+    bus = SystemMessageBus()
+    # iwd proxy
+    iwd = bus.get_proxy("net.connman.iwd", "/")
+    # Get list of all devices
+    print("Finding connected devices")
+    objects = iwd.GetManagedObjects()
+    devices = []
+    for name, obj in objects.items():
+        if "net.connman.iwd.Device" in obj:
+            # add all devices to the list
+            print("Found device:", obj["net.connman.iwd.Device"]["Name"])
+            devices.append(name)
+
+    # Start ad-hoc on first device
+    devpath = devices.pop()
+    print("Working on first device", devpath)
+    dev1 = bus.get_proxy("net.connman.iwd", devpath)
+    if not dev1.Powered:
+        print("Device is off. Turning on")
+        dev1.Powered = True
+    print("Device is in", dev1.Mode)
+    dev1.Mode = "ad-hoc"
+    print("Switched to", dev1.Mode)
+    print("Starting ad-hoc network")
+    dev1.StartOpen(ADHOC_SSID)
+    # TODO: If there is a second device, start AP
+    # in it
+except:
+    sys.exit("An error occured while communicating with iwd")
+
+# Sleep my little baby-oh
+# Sleep until you waken
+# When you wake you'll see the world
+# If I'm not mistaken...
+#
+# Kiss a lover
+# Dance a measure,
+# Find your name
+# And buried treasure...
+#
+# Face your life
+# Its pain,
+# Its pleasure,
+# Leave no path untaken.
+#
+# -- Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book
+print("Bye")
diff --git a/naxalnet.service b/naxalnet.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..339c3ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/naxalnet.service
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Naxalnet
+Requires=systemd-networkd.service
+Requires=iwd.service
+Wants=systemd-resolved.service
+Before=systemd-networkd.service
+After=iwd.service
+
+# Stops NetworkManager and wpa_supplicant if already running
+Conflicts=NetworkManager.service
+Conflicts=wpa_supplicant.service
+After=NetworkManager.service
+After=wpa_supplicant.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/naxalnet
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/naxalnet@.service b/naxalnet@.service
deleted file mode 100644
index 3380768..0000000
--- a/naxalnet@.service
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=Naxalnet on %i
-
-[Service]
-Type=oneshot
-RemainAfterExit=yes
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/naxalnet %i
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/systemd-networkd/07-eth.network b/systemd-networkd/07-eth.network
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..406ab0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd-networkd/07-eth.network
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[Match]
+Name=en*
+
+[Network]
+Bridge=bridge0