diff --git a/python/slsdet/pattern.py b/python/slsdet/pattern.py
index 2852e444c..fc223ff8e 100644
--- a/python/slsdet/pattern.py
+++ b/python/slsdet/pattern.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import _slsdet
 
 from _slsdet import Pattern
 
+
 class patternParameters(_slsdet.patternParameters):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
@@ -15,13 +16,38 @@ class patternParameters(_slsdet.patternParameters):
             raise KeyError(f"Key: {name} not found")
 
     def __setattr__(self, name, value):
-        if name in ['view', 'names']:
+        if name in ["view", "names"]:
             self.__dict__[name] = value
         elif name in self.names:
             self.view[name] = value
-        else: 
+        else:
             raise KeyError(f"Key: {name} not found")
 
-    #Provide custom dir for tab completion
+    # Provide custom dir for tab completion
+    def __dir__(self):
+        return self.names
+
+
+class Pattern(_slsdet.Pattern):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.view = self.data().numpy_view()
+        self.names = self.view.dtype.names
+
+    def __getattr__(self, name):
+        if name in self.names:
+            return self.view[name][0]
+        else:
+            raise KeyError(f"Key: {name} not found")
+
+    def __setattr__(self, name, value):
+        if name in ["view", "names"]:
+            self.__dict__[name] = value
+        elif name in self.names:
+            self.view[name] = value
+        else:
+            raise KeyError(f"Key: {name} not found")
+
+    # Provide custom dir for tab completion
     def __dir__(self):
         return self.names
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/src/pattern.cpp b/python/src/pattern.cpp
index 51f2f4761..35e1bca01 100644
--- a/python/src/pattern.cpp
+++ b/python/src/pattern.cpp
@@ -20,23 +20,28 @@ void init_pattern(py::module &m) {
         pat &o = obj.cast<pat &>();
         return py::array_t<pat>(1, &o, obj);
     });
+    //.def_readwrite("name", &Pet::name)
+    // patternParameters.def_property(
+    //     "some",
+    //     [](py::object &obj) {
+    //         pat &o = obj.cast<pat &>();
+    //         return py::array_t<pat>(1, &o, obj);
+    //     },
+    //     [](py::object &obj) {
+    //         pat &o = obj.cast<pat &>();
+    //         return py::array_t<pat>(1, &o, obj);
+    //     });
 
-    // m.def("get_memoryview1d", []() {
-    //     return py::memoryview::from_memory(
-    //         buffer,               // buffer pointer
-    //         sizeof(uint8_t) * 8   // buffer size
-    //     );
-    // })
-    // patternParameters.def("load", &pat::load);
+    // patternParameters.def_property_readonly(
+    //     "loop",
+    //     [](py::object &obj) {
+    //         pat &o = obj.cast<pat &>();
+    //         return py::array_t<uint32_t>(6, &o.loop[0], obj);
+    //     });
 
     py::class_<sls::Pattern> Pattern(m, "Pattern");
     Pattern.def(py::init());
     Pattern.def("load", &sls::Pattern::load);
-    Pattern.def("data", (pat * (sls::Pattern::*)()) & sls::Pattern::data, py::return_value_policy::reference);
-
-    // m.def("get_memoryview1d", []() {
-    //     return py::memoryview::from_memory(data(),      // buffer pointer
-    //                                        sizeof(pat)  // buffer size
-    //     );
-    // });
+    Pattern.def("data", (pat * (sls::Pattern::*)()) & sls::Pattern::data,
+                py::return_value_policy::reference);
 }
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/include/sls/Pattern.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/include/sls/Pattern.h
index d43f4180d..bea7e82bd 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/include/sls/Pattern.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/include/sls/Pattern.h
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ namespace sls {
 #endif
 
 // Common C/C++ structure to handle pattern data
-typedef struct __attribute__((packed)) {
+// typedef struct __attribute__((packed)) {
+typedef struct {
     uint64_t word[MAX_PATTERN_LENGTH];
     uint64_t ioctrl;
     uint32_t limits[2];
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ class Pattern {
     bool operator!=(const Pattern &other) const;
     patternParameters *data();
     patternParameters *data() const;
-    const size_t size() const noexcept { return sizeof(patternParameters); }
+    size_t size() const noexcept { return sizeof(patternParameters); }
     void validate() const;
     void load(const std::string &fname);
     void save(const std::string &fname);