diff --git a/python/pmtiles/tile.py b/python/pmtiles/tile.py
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+++ b/python/pmtiles/tile.py
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+from collections import namedtuple
+
+Entry = namedtuple("Entry", ["tile_id", "offset", "length", "run_length"])
+Header = namedtuple("Header", [])
+
+
+def rotate(n, xy, rx, ry):
+    if ry == 0:
+        if rx == 1:
+            xy[0] = n - 1 - xy[0]
+            xy[1] = n - 1 - xy[1]
+        xy[0], xy[1] = xy[1], xy[0]
+
+
+def t_on_level(z, pos):
+    n = 1 << z
+    rx, ry, t = pos, pos, pos
+    xy = [0, 0]
+    s = 1
+    while s < n:
+        rx = 1 & (t // 2)
+        ry = 1 & (t ^ rx)
+        rotate(s, xy, rx, ry)
+        xy[0] += s * rx
+        xy[1] += s * ry
+        t //= 4
+        s *= 2
+    return z, xy[0], xy[1]
+
+
+def zxy_to_tileid(z, x, y):
+    acc = 0
+    tz = 0
+    while tz < z:
+        acc += (0x1 << tz) * (0x1 << tz)
+        tz += 1
+    n = 1 << z
+    rx = 0
+    ry = 0
+    d = 0
+    xy = [x, y]
+    s = n // 2
+    while s > 0:
+        if (xy[0] & s) > 0:
+            rx = 1
+        else:
+            rx = 0
+        if (xy[1] & s) > 0:
+            ry = 1
+        else:
+            ry = 0
+        d += s * s * ((3 * rx) ^ ry)
+        rotate(s, xy, rx, ry)
+        s //= 2
+    return acc + d
+
+
+def tileid_to_zxy(tile_id):
+    num_tiles = 0
+    acc = 0
+    z = 0
+    while True:
+        num_tiles = (1 << z) * (1 << z)
+        if acc + num_tiles > tile_id:
+            return t_on_level(z, tile_id - acc)
+        acc += num_tiles
+        z += 1
+
+
+def find_tile(entries, tile_id):
+    m = 0
+    n = len(entries) - 1
+    while m < n:
+        k = (n + m) >> 1
+        c = tile_id - entries[k].tile_id
+        if c > 0:
+            m = k + 1
+        elif c < 0:
+            n = k - 1
+        else:
+            return entries[k]
+
+    if n >= 0:
+        if entries[n].run_length == 0:
+            return entries[n]
+        if tile_id - entries[n].tile_id < entries[n].run_length:
+            return entries[n]
+
+
+def deserialize_directory(bytes):
+    pass
+
+
+def serialize_directory(bytes):
+    pass
+
+
+def deserialize_header(bytes):
+    pass
+
+
+def serialize_header(bytes):
+    pass
diff --git a/python/test/test_tile.py b/python/test/test_tile.py
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+++ b/python/test/test_tile.py
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+import unittest
+from pmtiles.tile import zxy_to_tileid, tileid_to_zxy, Entry, find_tile
+
+
+class TestTileId(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_zxy_to_tileid(self):
+        self.assertEqual(zxy_to_tileid(0, 0, 0), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(zxy_to_tileid(1, 0, 0), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(zxy_to_tileid(1, 0, 1), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(zxy_to_tileid(1, 1, 1), 3)
+        self.assertEqual(zxy_to_tileid(1, 1, 0), 4)
+        self.assertEqual(zxy_to_tileid(2, 0, 0), 5)
+
+    def test_tileid_to_zxy(self):
+        self.assertEqual(tileid_to_zxy(0), (0, 0, 0))
+        self.assertEqual(tileid_to_zxy(1), (1, 0, 0))
+        self.assertEqual(tileid_to_zxy(19078479), (12, 3423, 1763))
+
+    def test_many_tiles(self):
+        for z in range(0, 7):
+            for x in range(0, 1 << z):
+                for y in range(0, 1 << z):
+                    i = zxy_to_tileid(z, x, y)
+                    rz, rx, ry = tileid_to_zxy(i)
+                    self.assertEqual(z, rz)
+                    self.assertEqual(x, rx)
+                    self.assertEqual(y, ry)
+
+
+class TestFindTile(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_find_tile_missing(self):
+        entries = []
+        result = find_tile(entries, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(result, None)
+
+    def test_find_tile_first(self):
+        entries = [Entry(100, 1, 1, 1)]
+        result = find_tile(entries, 100)
+        self.assertEqual(result.offset, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(result.length, 1)
+
+    def test_find_tile_multiple(self):
+        entries = [Entry(100, 1, 1, 2)]
+        result = find_tile(entries, 101)
+        self.assertEqual(result.offset, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(result.length, 1)
+        entries = [Entry(100, 1, 1, 2), Entry(150, 2, 2, 2)]
+        result = find_tile(entries, 151)
+        self.assertEqual(result.offset, 2)
+        self.assertEqual(result.length, 2)
+        entries = [Entry(50, 1, 1, 2), Entry(100, 2, 2, 1), Entry(150, 3, 3, 1)]
+        result = find_tile(entries, 51)
+        self.assertEqual(result.offset, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(result.length, 1)
+
+    def test_find_tile_leaf(self):
+        entries = [Entry(100, 1, 1, 0)]
+        result = find_tile(entries, 150)
+        self.assertEqual(result.offset, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(result.length, 1)