This is a small Python class to communicate with a Fickle instance: https://github.com/PreetamJinka/fickle

pyfickle.py

import socket

'''
There's probably a better way to do these.
'''
def int_to_uint16(num):
	return chr(num & 255)+chr((num>>8) & 255)

def chars_to_int(c1, c2):
	return ord(c2) + ord(c1)<<8


'''
This doesn't have any range operations yet.
'''
class FickleMap:
	def __init__(self, address, port):
		self.sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
		self.sock.connect((address, port))

	def __setitem__(self, key, value):
		self.sock.send('\x14')
		self.sock.send('\x01')
		self.sock.send(int_to_uint16(key.__len__()))
		self.sock.send(int_to_uint16(value.__len__()))
		self.sock.send(key)
		self.sock.send(value)
		data = ord(self.sock.recv(1))

	def __getitem__(self, key):
		self.sock.send('\x14')
		self.sock.send('\x00')
		self.sock.send(int_to_uint16(key.__len__()))
		self.sock.send(int_to_uint16(0))
		self.sock.send(key)
		data = ord(self.sock.recv(1))
		if data != 0:
			return ""
		else:
			data = self.sock.recv(2)
			length = chars_to_int(data[0], data[1])
			data = self.sock.recv(length)
			return data

	def __delitem__(self, key):
		self.sock.send('\x14')
		self.sock.send('\x02')
		self.sock.send(int_to_uint16(key.__len__()))
		self.sock.send(int_to_uint16(0))
		self.sock.send(key)
		data = ord(self.sock.recv(1))

def run():
	m = FickleMap('127.0.0.1', 8080)
	m['foo'] = 'bar'
	print('foo => '+m['foo'])

if __name__ == '__main__':
	run()