diff --git a/py/create.py b/py/create.py
index 12300cf..21b9821 100644
--- a/py/create.py
+++ b/py/create.py
@@ -2,25 +2,32 @@ import linux_uinput, ctypes, fcntl, os, sys
 from cinput import *
 from mapper import KeyMapper, parse_conf
 from example_conf import config
+from linux_input import timeval, input_event
 
-clone = False
 
-f = InputDevice(sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) == 2 else "/dev/input/event3")
+try:
+    import cPickle as pickle
+except ImportError:
+    import pickle
+
+f = pickle.Unpickler(sys.stdin)
+
+conf = f.load()
+m = KeyMapper(conf)
+
 d = UInputDevice()
-
-if clone:
-    conf = parse_conf(f)
-    m = KeyMapper(conf)
-else:
-    m = KeyMapper(config)
-
 m.expose(d)
-
-d.setup('Example input device' )
+d.setup('Example input device')
 
 
 while True:
-    ev = f.next_event()
+    ev = f.load()
+    # Use code below rather than the line above if you use an old python
+    # version (also edit read.py)
+
+    #ev_p = f.load()
+    #ti = timeval(ev_p[0], ev_p[1])
+    #ev = input_event(ti, ev_p[2], ev_p[3], ev_p[4])
 
     ev = m.map_event(ev)
 
diff --git a/py/mapper.py b/py/mapper.py
index da772fe..0359211 100644
--- a/py/mapper.py
+++ b/py/mapper.py
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ def parse_conf(f):
             conf[t][tt] = {
                 'type' : t,
                 'code' : tt,
-                'value' : lambda x: x
+                'value' : None
+                #'value' : lambda x: x
             }
 
     return conf
@@ -32,7 +33,10 @@ class KeyMapper(object):
                 info = typemaps[ev.code]
                 ev.type = info['type']
                 ev.code = info['code']
-                ev.value = info['value'](ev.value)
+                if info['value'] is not None:
+                    ev.value = info['value'](ev.value)
+                else:
+                    ev.value = ev.value
 
         return ev
 
diff --git a/py/read.py b/py/read.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..082fbb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/py/read.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import linux_uinput, ctypes, fcntl, os, sys
+from cinput import *
+from mapper import KeyMapper, parse_conf
+from example_conf import config
+
+clone = True
+
+f = InputDevice(sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) == 2 else "/dev/input/event3")
+
+if clone:
+    config = parse_conf(f)
+    m = KeyMapper(config)
+else:
+    m = KeyMapper(config)
+
+try:
+    import cPickle as pickle
+except ImportError:
+    import pickle
+p = pickle.Pickler(sys.stdout)
+
+p.dump(config)
+sys.stdout.flush()
+
+#d = UInputDevice()
+#m.expose(d)
+#d.setup('Example input device')
+
+
+while True:
+    ev = f.next_event()
+    p.dump(ev)
+
+    # Use this rather than the line above if you use an old python version (also
+    # edit create.py)
+    #p.dump((ev.time.tv_sec, ev.time.tv_usec, ev.type, ev.code, ev.value))
+
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+
+    #ev = m.map_event(ev)
+
+    #d.fire_event(ev)
+
+    #try:
+    #    print ev.time.tv_sec, ev.time.tv_usec
+    #    s = '%s %s %d' % (rev_events[ev.type], rev_event_keys[ev.type][ev.code], ev.value)
+    #    print 'Event type:', s
+
+    #except KeyError:
+    #   pass