diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2698072..11d9853 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ napi = { version = "2.16", features = ["full"], optional = true }
 napi-derive = { version="2.16",  optional = true}
 
 # glue (python)
-pyo3 = { version = "0.22", features = ["extension-module", "abi3-py38"], optional = true}
+pyo3 = { version = "0.22", features = ["extension-module"], optional = true}
 
 # extra
 async-trait = { version = "0.1", optional = true }
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ serialize = ["dep:serde", "uuid/serde"]
 rust = [] # used for ci matrix
 java = ["lazy_static", "jni", "tracing-subscriber"]
 js = ["napi-build", "tracing-subscriber", "napi", "napi-derive"]
-py = ["pyo3", "tracing-subscriber", "pyo3-build-config"]
+py-noabi = ["pyo3", "tracing-subscriber", "pyo3-build-config"]
+py = ["py-noabi", "pyo3/abi3-py38"]
 lua = ["mlua-codemp-patch", "tracing-subscriber", "lazy_static", "serialize"]
 lua54 =["lua", "mlua-codemp-patch/lua54"] 
 luajit = ["lua", "mlua-codemp-patch/luajit"]
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index fa74299..3dee00e 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #[cfg(feature = "js")]
 extern crate napi_build;
 
-#[cfg(feature = "py")]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "py", feature = "py-noabi"))]
 extern crate pyo3_build_config;
 
 /// The main method of the buildscript, required by some glue modules.
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ fn main() {
 		napi_build::setup();
 	}
 
-	#[cfg(feature = "py")]
+	#[cfg(any(feature = "py", feature = "py-noabi"))]
 	{
 		pyo3_build_config::add_extension_module_link_args();
 	}
diff --git a/dist/py/pyproject.toml b/dist/py/pyproject.toml
index 3b881ec..7556caf 100644
--- a/dist/py/pyproject.toml
+++ b/dist/py/pyproject.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "codemp"
 version = "0.7.0"
 description = "code multiplexer"
-requires-python = ">= 3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
 license = "GPL-3.0-only"
 keywords = ["codemp", "cooperative", "rust", "python"]
 authors = [
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ requires = ["maturin>=1.0,<2.0"]
 build-backend = "maturin"
 
 [tool.maturin]
-features = ["py", "pyo3/extension-module"]
+features = ["py"]
 manifest-path = "../../Cargo.toml"
 python-source = "src"
 
diff --git a/src/api/change.rs b/src/api/change.rs
index 9c04aad..40e601e 100644
--- a/src/api/change.rs
+++ b/src/api/change.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //! A high-level representation of a change within a given buffer.
 
 /// An editor-friendly representation of a text change in a given buffer.
-/// 
+///
 /// It's expressed with a range of characters and a string of content that should replace them,
 /// allowing representation of any combination of deletions, insertions or replacements.
 ///
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 ///
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "js", napi_derive::napi(object))]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "py", pyo3::pyclass(get_all))]
+#[cfg_attr(any(feature = "py", feature = "py-noabi"), pyo3::pyclass(get_all))]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serialize", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
 pub struct TextChange {
 	/// Range start of text change, as char indexes in buffer previous state.
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ impl TextChange {
 	}
 }
 
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "py", pyo3::pymethods)]
+#[cfg_attr(any(feature = "py", feature = "py-noabi"), pyo3::pymethods)]
 impl TextChange {
 	/// Returns true if this [`TextChange`] deletes existing text.
 	///
diff --git a/src/api/config.rs b/src/api/config.rs
index 8a70a10..58cfd2f 100644
--- a/src/api/config.rs
+++ b/src/api/config.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@
 ///     http{tls?'s':''}://{host}:{port}
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "js", napi_derive::napi(object))]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "py", pyo3::pyclass(get_all, set_all))]
+#[cfg_attr(
+	any(feature = "py", feature = "py-noabi"),
+	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
diff --git a/src/api/cursor.rs b/src/api/cursor.rs
index 1016ca5..7c1e4b5 100644
--- a/src/api/cursor.rs
+++ b/src/api/cursor.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 //! ### Cursor
 //! Represents the position of a remote user's cursor.
 
-#[cfg(feature = "py")]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "py", feature = "py-noabi"))]
 use pyo3::prelude::*;
 
 /// User cursor position in a buffer
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "py", pyclass)]
+#[cfg_attr(any(feature = "py", feature = "py-noabi"), pyclass)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serialize", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
 // #[cfg_attr(feature = "py", pyo3(crate = "reexported::pyo3"))]
 pub struct Cursor {
diff --git a/src/api/event.rs b/src/api/event.rs
index 26e87df..c4c73c5 100644
--- a/src/api/event.rs
+++ b/src/api/event.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use codemp_proto::workspace::workspace_event::Event as WorkspaceEventInner;
 
 /// Event in a [crate::Workspace].
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "py", pyo3::pyclass)]
+#[cfg_attr(any(feature = "py", feature = "py-noabi"), pyo3::pyclass)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serialize", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
 pub enum Event {
 	/// Fired when the file tree changes.
diff --git a/src/buffer/controller.rs b/src/buffer/controller.rs
index a690b05..f1fdbbc 100644
--- a/src/buffer/controller.rs
+++ b/src/buffer/controller.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use super::worker::DeltaRequest;
 /// Each buffer controller internally tracks the last acknowledged state, remaining always in sync
 /// with the server while allowing to procedurally receive changes while still sending new ones.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "py", pyo3::pyclass)]
+#[cfg_attr(any(feature = "py", feature = "py-noabi"), pyo3::pyclass)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "js", napi_derive::napi)]
 pub struct BufferController(pub(crate) Arc<BufferControllerInner>);
 
diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index 4a586f8..2d4d03a 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -4,15 +4,25 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use dashmap::DashMap;
-use tonic::{service::interceptor::InterceptedService, transport::{Channel, Endpoint}};
-
-use crate::{api::User, errors::{ConnectionResult, RemoteResult}, ext::InternallyMutable, network, workspace::Workspace};
-use codemp_proto::{
-	auth::{auth_client::AuthClient, LoginRequest},
-	common::{Empty, Token}, session::{session_client::SessionClient, InviteRequest, WorkspaceRequest},
+use tonic::{
+	service::interceptor::InterceptedService,
+	transport::{Channel, Endpoint},
 };
 
-#[cfg(feature = "py")]
+use crate::{
+	api::User,
+	errors::{ConnectionResult, RemoteResult},
+	ext::InternallyMutable,
+	network,
+	workspace::Workspace,
+};
+use codemp_proto::{
+	auth::{auth_client::AuthClient, LoginRequest},
+	common::{Empty, Token},
+	session::{session_client::SessionClient, InviteRequest, WorkspaceRequest},
+};
+
+#[cfg(any(feature = "py", feature = "py-noabi"))]
 use pyo3::prelude::*;
 
 /// A `codemp` client handle.
@@ -22,7 +32,7 @@ use pyo3::prelude::*;
 /// A new [`Client`] can be obtained with [`Client::connect`].
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "js", napi_derive::napi)]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "py", pyclass)]
+#[cfg_attr(any(feature = "py", feature = "py-noabi"), pyclass)]
 pub struct Client(Arc<ClientInner>);
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -42,30 +52,37 @@ impl Client {
 		let channel = Endpoint::from_shared(config.endpoint())?.connect().await?;
 		let mut auth = AuthClient::new(channel.clone());
 
-		let resp = auth.login(LoginRequest {
-			username: config.username.clone(),
-			password: config.password.clone(),
-		})
+		let resp = auth
+			.login(LoginRequest {
+				username: config.username.clone(),
+				password: config.password.clone(),
+			})
 			.await?
 			.into_inner();
 
 		let claims = InternallyMutable::new(resp.token);
 
 		// TODO move this one into network.rs
-		let session = SessionClient::with_interceptor(
-			channel, network::SessionInterceptor(claims.channel())
-		);
+		let session =
+			SessionClient::with_interceptor(channel, network::SessionInterceptor(claims.channel()));
 
 		Ok(Client(Arc::new(ClientInner {
 			user: resp.user.into(),
 			workspaces: DashMap::default(),
-			claims, auth, session, config
+			claims,
+			auth,
+			session,
+			config,
 		})))
 	}
 
 	/// Refresh session token.
 	pub async fn refresh(&self) -> RemoteResult<()> {
-		let new_token = self.0.auth.clone().refresh(self.0.claims.get())
+		let new_token = self
+			.0
+			.auth
+			.clone()
+			.refresh(self.0.claims.get())
 			.await?
 			.into_inner();
 		self.0.claims.set(new_token);
@@ -74,25 +91,36 @@ impl Client {
 
 	/// Attempt to create a new workspace with given name.
 	pub async fn create_workspace(&self, name: impl AsRef<str>) -> RemoteResult<()> {
-		self.0.session
+		self.0
+			.session
 			.clone()
-			.create_workspace(WorkspaceRequest { workspace: name.as_ref().to_string() })
+			.create_workspace(WorkspaceRequest {
+				workspace: name.as_ref().to_string(),
+			})
 			.await?;
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
 	/// Delete an existing workspace if possible.
 	pub async fn delete_workspace(&self, name: impl AsRef<str>) -> RemoteResult<()> {
-		self.0.session
+		self.0
+			.session
 			.clone()
-			.delete_workspace(WorkspaceRequest { workspace: name.as_ref().to_string() })
+			.delete_workspace(WorkspaceRequest {
+				workspace: name.as_ref().to_string(),
+			})
 			.await?;
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
 	/// Invite user with given username to the given workspace, if possible.
-	pub async fn invite_to_workspace(&self, workspace_name: impl AsRef<str>, user_name: impl AsRef<str>) -> RemoteResult<()> {
-		self.0.session
+	pub async fn invite_to_workspace(
+		&self,
+		workspace_name: impl AsRef<str>,
+		user_name: impl AsRef<str>,
+	) -> RemoteResult<()> {
+		self.0
+			.session
 			.clone()
 			.invite_to_workspace(InviteRequest {
 				workspace: workspace_name.as_ref().to_string(),
@@ -104,7 +132,9 @@ impl Client {
 
 	/// List all available workspaces, also filtering between those owned and those invited to.
 	pub async fn list_workspaces(&self, owned: bool, invited: bool) -> RemoteResult<Vec<String>> {
-		let mut workspaces = self.0.session
+		let mut workspaces = self
+			.0
+			.session
 			.clone()
 			.list_workspaces(Empty {})
 			.await?
@@ -112,17 +142,25 @@ impl Client {
 
 		let mut out = Vec::new();
 
-		if owned { out.append(&mut workspaces.owned) }
-		if invited { out.append(&mut workspaces.invited) }
+		if owned {
+			out.append(&mut workspaces.owned)
+		}
+		if invited {
+			out.append(&mut workspaces.invited)
+		}
 
 		Ok(out)
 	}
 
 	/// Join and return a [`Workspace`].
 	pub async fn join_workspace(&self, workspace: impl AsRef<str>) -> ConnectionResult<Workspace> {
-		let token = self.0.session
+		let token = self
+			.0
+			.session
 			.clone()
-			.access_workspace(WorkspaceRequest { workspace: workspace.as_ref().to_string() })
+			.access_workspace(WorkspaceRequest {
+				workspace: workspace.as_ref().to_string(),
+			})
 			.await?
 			.into_inner();
 
diff --git a/src/cursor/controller.rs b/src/cursor/controller.rs
index 014b1cf..8c2c8a4 100644
--- a/src/cursor/controller.rs
+++ b/src/cursor/controller.rs
@@ -5,14 +5,20 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use tokio::sync::{mpsc, oneshot, watch};
 
-use crate::{api::{controller::ControllerCallback, Controller, Cursor}, errors::ControllerResult};
-use codemp_proto::{cursor::{CursorPosition, RowCol}, files::BufferNode};
+use crate::{
+	api::{controller::ControllerCallback, Controller, Cursor},
+	errors::ControllerResult,
+};
+use codemp_proto::{
+	cursor::{CursorPosition, RowCol},
+	files::BufferNode,
+};
 
 /// A [Controller] for asynchronously sending and receiving [Cursor] event.
 ///
 /// An unique [CursorController] exists for each active [crate::Workspace].
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "py", pyo3::pyclass)]
+#[cfg_attr(any(feature = "py", feature = "py-noabi"), pyo3::pyclass)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "js", napi_derive::napi)]
 pub struct CursorController(pub(crate) Arc<CursorControllerInner>);
 
@@ -31,11 +37,23 @@ impl Controller<Cursor> for CursorController {
 		if cursor.start > cursor.end {
 			std::mem::swap(&mut cursor.start, &mut cursor.end);
 		}
-		Ok(self.0.op.send(CursorPosition {
-			buffer: BufferNode { path: cursor.buffer },
-			start: RowCol { row: cursor.start.0, col: cursor.start.1 },
-			end: RowCol { row: cursor.end.0, col: cursor.end.1 },
-		}).await?)
+		Ok(self
+			.0
+			.op
+			.send(CursorPosition {
+				buffer: BufferNode {
+					path: cursor.buffer,
+				},
+				start: RowCol {
+					row: cursor.start.0,
+					col: cursor.start.1,
+				},
+				end: RowCol {
+					row: cursor.end.0,
+					col: cursor.end.1,
+				},
+			})
+			.await?)
 	}
 
 	async fn try_recv(&self) -> ControllerResult<Option<Cursor>> {
diff --git a/src/ffi/mod.rs b/src/ffi/mod.rs
index f9c4ae4..fa03449 100644
--- a/src/ffi/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ffi/mod.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 //! # Foreign Function Interface
 //! `codemp` aims to be available as a library from as many programming languages as possible.
 //! To achieve this, we rely on Foreign Function Interface.
-//! 
+//!
 //! ## JavaScript
 //! Our JavaScript glue is built with [`napi`](https://napi.rs).
 //!
 //! All async operations are handled on a separate tokio runtime, automatically managed by `napi`.
 //! Callbacks are safely scheduled to be called on the main loop thread.
-//! 
+//!
 //! ## Python
 //! Our Python glue is built with [`PyO3`](https://pyo3.rs).
 //!
 //! All async operations return a `Promise`, which can we `.wait()`-ed to block and get the return
 //! value. The `Future` itself is run on a `tokio` runtime in a dedicated thread, which must be
 //! stared with `codemp.init()` before doing any async operations.
-//! 
+//!
 //! ## Lua
 //! Our Lua glue is built with [`mlua`](https://github.com/mlua-rs/mlua).
 //!
@@ -27,21 +27,21 @@
 //! Note as Lua uses filename to locate entrypoint symbol, so shared object can't just have any name.
 //! Accepted filenames are `libcodemp.___`, `codemp.___`, `codemp_native.___`, `codemp_lua.___` (extension depends on your platform: `so` on linux, `dll` on windows, `dylib` on macos).
 //! Type hints are provided in `dist/lua/annotations.lua`, just include them in your language server: `---@module 'annotations'`.
-//! 
+//!
 //! `codemp` is available as a rock on [LuaRocks](https://luarocks.org/modules/alemi/codemp),
 //! however LuaRocks compiles from source and will require having `cargo` installed.
 //! We provide pre-built binaries at [codemp.dev/releases/lua](https://codemp.dev/releases/lua/).
 //! **Please do not rely on this link, as our built binaries will likely move somewhere else soon!**.
-//! 
+//!
 //! ## Java
 //! Our Java glue is built with [`jni`](https://github.com/jni-rs/jni-rs).
 //!
 //! Memory management is entirely delegated to the JVM's garbage collector.
 //! A more elegant solution than `Object.finalize()`, who is deprecated in newer Java versions, may be coming eventually.
-//! 
+//!
 //! Exceptions coming from the native side have generally been made checked to imitate Rust's philosophy with `Result`.
 //! `JNIException`s are however unchecked: there is nothing you can do to recover from them, as they usually represent a severe error in the glue code. If they arise, it's probably a bug.
-//! 
+//!
 
 /// java bindings, built with [jni]
 #[cfg(feature = "java")]
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ pub mod lua;
 pub mod js;
 
 /// python bindings, built with [pyo3]
-#[cfg(feature = "py")]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "py", feature = "py-noabi"))]
 pub mod python;
diff --git a/src/workspace.rs b/src/workspace.rs
index b474121..a88f6b1 100644
--- a/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/src/workspace.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::{
 	cursor::{self, worker::CursorWorker},
 	errors::{ConnectionResult, ControllerResult, RemoteResult},
 	ext::InternallyMutable,
-	network::Services
+	network::Services,
 };
 
 use codemp_proto::{
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ use uuid::Uuid;
 use napi_derive::napi;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "py", pyo3::pyclass)]
+#[cfg_attr(any(feature = "py", feature = "py-noabi"), pyo3::pyclass)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "js", napi)]
 pub struct Workspace(Arc<WorkspaceInner>);
 
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ impl Workspace {
 		claims: tokio::sync::watch::Receiver<codemp_proto::common::Token>, // TODO ughh receiving this
 	) -> ConnectionResult<Self> {
 		let workspace_claim = InternallyMutable::new(token);
-		let services = Services::try_new(&config.endpoint(), claims, workspace_claim.channel()).await?;
+		let services =
+			Services::try_new(&config.endpoint(), claims, workspace_claim.channel()).await?;
 		let ws_stream = services.ws().attach(Empty {}).await?.into_inner();
 
 		let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel(128);
@@ -126,12 +127,12 @@ impl Workspace {
 
 		let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel(256);
 		let mut req = tonic::Request::new(tokio_stream::wrappers::ReceiverStream::new(rx));
-		req.metadata_mut()
-			.insert(
-				"buffer",
-				tonic::metadata::MetadataValue::try_from(credentials.token)
-					.map_err(|e| tonic::Status::internal(format!("failed representing token to string: {e}")))?,
-			);
+		req.metadata_mut().insert(
+			"buffer",
+			tonic::metadata::MetadataValue::try_from(credentials.token).map_err(|e| {
+				tonic::Status::internal(format!("failed representing token to string: {e}"))
+			})?,
+		);
 		let stream = self.0.services.buf().attach(req).await?.into_inner();
 
 		let worker = BufferWorker::new(self.0.user.id, path);
@@ -282,14 +283,18 @@ impl Workspace {
 	/// A filter may be applied, and it may be strict (equality check) or not (starts_with check).
 	// #[cfg_attr(feature = "js", napi)] // https://github.com/napi-rs/napi-rs/issues/1120
 	pub fn filetree(&self, filter: Option<&str>, strict: bool) -> Vec<String> {
-		self.0.filetree.iter()
-			.filter(|f| filter.map_or(true, |flt| {
-				if strict {
-					f.as_str() == flt
-				} else {
-					f.starts_with(flt)
-				}
-			}))
+		self.0
+			.filetree
+			.iter()
+			.filter(|f| {
+				filter.map_or(true, |flt| {
+					if strict {
+						f.as_str() == flt
+					} else {
+						f.starts_with(flt)
+					}
+				})
+			})
 			.map(|f| f.clone())
 			.collect()
 	}
@@ -315,9 +320,7 @@ impl Workspace {
 						match ev {
 							// user
 							WorkspaceEventInner::Join(UserJoin { user }) => {
-								inner
-									.users
-									.insert(user.id.uuid(), user.into());
+								inner.users.insert(user.id.uuid(), user.into());
 							}
 							WorkspaceEventInner::Leave(UserLeave { user }) => {
 								inner.users.remove(&user.id.uuid());
@@ -364,8 +367,8 @@ impl Drop for WorkspaceInner {
 	}
 }
 
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "py", pyo3::pyclass(eq, eq_int))]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "py", derive(PartialEq))]
+#[cfg_attr(any(feature = "py", feature = "py-noabi"), pyo3::pyclass(eq, eq_int))]
+#[cfg_attr(any(feature = "py", feature = "py-noabi"), derive(PartialEq))]
 pub enum DetachResult {
 	NotAttached,
 	Detaching,