diff --git a/dist/py/src/codemp/codemp.pyi b/dist/py/src/codemp/codemp.pyi
index dae26f7..d7eebc8 100644
--- a/dist/py/src/codemp/codemp.pyi
+++ b/dist/py/src/codemp/codemp.pyi
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class Driver:
 	"""
 	def stop(self) -> None: ...
 
+def get_default_config() -> Config: ...
 class Config:
 	"""
 	Configuration data structure for codemp clients
diff --git a/src/api/config.rs b/src/api/config.rs
index 3412512..ad7849e 100644
--- a/src/api/config.rs
+++ b/src/api/config.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 //! # Config
 //! Data structure defining clients configuration
 
-
 /// Configuration struct for `codemp` client
 ///
 /// username and password are required fields, while everything else is optional
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@
 ///     http{tls?'s':''}://{host}:{port}
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "js", napi_derive::napi(object))]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "py", pyo3::pyclass(get_all))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "python", pyo3::pyclass(get_all, set_all))]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serialize", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
 pub struct Config {
 	/// user identifier used to register, possibly your email
@@ -29,7 +28,13 @@ pub struct Config {
 impl Config {
 	/// construct a new Config object, with given username and password
 	pub fn new(username: String, password: String) -> Self {
-		Self { username, password, host: None, port: None, tls: None }
+		Self {
+			username,
+			password,
+			host: None,
+			port: None,
+			tls: None,
+		}
 	}
 
 	#[inline]
diff --git a/src/ffi/python/client.rs b/src/ffi/python/client.rs
index f1ca3b5..ffeb3a6 100644
--- a/src/ffi/python/client.rs
+++ b/src/ffi/python/client.rs
@@ -14,18 +14,6 @@ impl Client {
 	// 	super::tokio().block_on(Client::connect(host, username, password))
 	// }
 
-	// #[pyo3(name = "join_workspace")]
-	// async fn pyjoin_workspace(&self, workspace: String) -> JoinHandle<crate::Result<Workspace>> {
-	// 	tracing::info!("attempting to join the workspace {}", workspace);
-
-	// 	let this = self.clone();
-	// 	async {
-	// 		tokio()
-	// 			.spawn(async move { this.join_workspace(workspace).await })
-	// 			.await
-	// 	}
-	// }
-
 	#[pyo3(name = "join_workspace")]
 	fn pyjoin_workspace(&self, py: Python<'_>, workspace: String) -> PyResult<super::Promise> {
 		tracing::info!("attempting to join the workspace {}", workspace);
diff --git a/src/ffi/python/mod.rs b/src/ffi/python/mod.rs
index 54ed174..496f159 100644
--- a/src/ffi/python/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ffi/python/mod.rs
@@ -146,8 +146,18 @@ fn init() -> PyResult<Driver> {
 }
 
 #[pyfunction]
-fn connect(config: crate::api::Config) -> PyResult<Promise> {
-	a_sync!(Client::connect(config).await)
+fn get_default_config() -> crate::api::Config {
+	let mut conf = crate::api::Config::new("".to_string(), "".to_string());
+	conf.host = Some(conf.host().to_string());
+	conf.port = Some(conf.port());
+	conf.tls = Some(false);
+	conf
+}
+
+#[pyfunction]
+fn connect(py: Python, config: Py<crate::api::Config>) -> PyResult<Promise> {
+	let conf: crate::api::Config = config.extract(py)?;
+	a_sync!(Client::connect(conf).await)
 }
 
 #[pyfunction]
@@ -218,6 +228,7 @@ impl IntoPy<PyObject> for crate::api::User {
 #[pymodule]
 fn codemp(m: &Bound<'_, PyModule>) -> PyResult<()> {
 	m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(init, m)?)?;
+	m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(get_default_config, m)?)?;
 	m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(connect, m)?)?;
 	m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(set_logger, m)?)?;
 	m.add_class::<Driver>()?;