diff --git a/dist/py/build.sh b/dist/py/build.sh
index b700e6c..d48d0a0 100755
--- a/dist/py/build.sh
+++ b/dist/py/build.sh
@@ -7,8 +7,16 @@ TARGET_EXT="$($PYO3_PYTHON -c 'import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_config_var(
 maturin build -i "$PYO3_PYTHON" --out "$WHEEL_DIR"
 
 CODEMPSUBLIME_DIR="../../../codemp-sublime/bindings/"
+CODEMPTEST_DIR="../../../codemp-python-test/"
 
 wheels=($WHEEL_DIR/*.whl)
 for wheel in $wheels; do
+	echo "moving $wheel to $CODEMPSUBLIME_DIR"
 	cp $wheel "$CODEMPSUBLIME_DIR"
+	cp $wheel "$CODEMPTEST_DIR"
 done
+
+cd "$CODEMPSUBLIME_DIR"
+source .venv/bin/activate
+pip install $wheel --force-reinstall
+
diff --git a/src/ffi/python/mod.rs b/src/ffi/python/mod.rs
index f89af03..c52a126 100644
--- a/src/ffi/python/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ffi/python/mod.rs
@@ -15,11 +15,15 @@ use crate::{
 	cursor::Controller as CursorController,
 	Client, Workspace,
 };
-use pyo3::exceptions::{PyConnectionError, PyRuntimeError, PySystemError};
 use pyo3::prelude::*;
+use pyo3::{
+	exceptions::{PyConnectionError, PyRuntimeError, PySystemError},
+	ffi::PyFunctionObject,
+	types::PyFunction,
+};
 use tokio::sync::watch;
 
-fn tokio() -> &'static tokio::runtime::Runtime {
+pub fn tokio() -> &'static tokio::runtime::Runtime {
 	static RT: OnceLock<tokio::runtime::Runtime> = OnceLock::new();
 	RT.get_or_init(|| {
 		tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
@@ -49,6 +53,16 @@ where
 	}
 }
 
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! a_sync {
+	($($clone:ident)* => $x:expr) => {
+		{
+			$(let $clone = $clone.clone();)*
+			Ok(Promise(Some($crate::ffi::python::tokio().spawn(async move { $x }))))
+		}
+	};
+}
+
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! spawn_future_allow_threads {
 	($fut:expr) => {
@@ -145,8 +159,29 @@ impl PyLogger {
 	async fn listen(&mut self) -> Option<String> {
 		if self.0.changed().await.is_ok() {
 			return Some(self.0.borrow().clone());
-		} else {
-			return None;
+		}
+
+		None
+	}
+}
+
+#[pyclass]
+pub struct Promise(Option<tokio::task::JoinHandle<PyResult<PyObject>>>);
+
+#[pymethods]
+impl Promise {
+	#[pyo3(name = "await")]
+	fn a_wait(&mut self) -> PyResult<PyObject> {
+		match self.0.take() {
+			None => Err(PySystemError::new_err(
+				"promise can't be awaited multiple times!",
+			)),
+			Some(x) => match tokio().block_on(x) {
+				Err(e) => Err(PySystemError::new_err(format!(
+					"error awaiting promise: {e}"
+				))),
+				Ok(res) => res,
+			},
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/ffi/python/workspace.rs b/src/ffi/python/workspace.rs
index ebb5d03..4257bd4 100644
--- a/src/ffi/python/workspace.rs
+++ b/src/ffi/python/workspace.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ use pyo3::prelude::*;
 
 use crate::spawn_future;
 
+use super::Promise;
+
 #[pymethods]
 impl Workspace {
 	// join a workspace
@@ -30,9 +32,10 @@ impl Workspace {
 	}
 
 	#[pyo3(name = "event")]
-	async fn pyevent(&self) -> crate::Result<crate::api::Event> {
-		let rc = self.clone();
-		spawn_future!(rc.event()).await.unwrap()
+	fn pyevent(&self) -> Promise {
+		crate::a_sync! { self =>
+			self.event().await
+		}
 	}
 
 	#[pyo3(name = "fetch_buffers")]