diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..787fae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+*.so
+simulation
diff --git a/scripts/build_cases.py b/scripts/build_cases.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..368490c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build_cases.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import csv
+import shutil
+from build_config import build_config
+
+def build_case(overlay, committees, nodes, config_name, max_view=1, network='default'):
+    build_config(overlay, committees, nodes, config_name, max_view, network)
+    shutil.move(f"{config_name}.json", "../configs/")
+
+def build_cases(csv_path):
+    with open(csv_path, 'r') as csv_file:
+        reader = csv.reader(csv_file)
+        
+        for row in reader:
+            overlay_type, node_count, committees = row
+            
+            if overlay_type == "overlay":
+                continue
+            
+            config_name = f"{overlay_type}_{node_count}_{committees}"
+            
+            build_case(overlay_type, committees, node_count, f"{config_name}_view_1_default")
+            build_case(overlay_type, committees, node_count, f"{config_name}_view_10_default", max_view="10")
+            build_case(overlay_type, committees, node_count, f"{config_name}_view_10_optimistic", max_view="10", network="optimistic")
+            build_case(overlay_type, committees, node_count, f"{config_name}_view_10_pessimistic", max_view="10", network="pessimistic")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import sys
+    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+        print("Usage: python generate_configs.py <path_to_csv_file>")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    
+    csv_path = sys.argv[1]
+    build_cases(csv_path)
+
diff --git a/scripts/build_cases.sh b/scripts/build_cases.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index bee77dd..0000000
--- a/scripts/build_cases.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Check if the input file is provided
-if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
-    echo "Usage: $0 <path_to_csv_file>"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-# Read the CSV file line by line
-while IFS=, read -r overlay_type node_count committees; do
-    if [[ "$overlay_type" == "overlay" ]]; then
-        continue
-    fi
-
-	CONFIG_NAME="${overlay_type}_${node_count}_${committees}"
-    ./build_config.sh "$overlay_type" "$committees" "$node_count" $CONFIG_NAME"_view_1_default"
-    ./build_config.sh "$overlay_type" "$committees" "$node_count" $CONFIG_NAME"_view_10_default" 10
-    ./build_config.sh "$overlay_type" "$committees" "$node_count" $CONFIG_NAME"_view_10_optimistic" 10 optimistic
-    ./build_config.sh "$overlay_type" "$committees" "$node_count" $CONFIG_NAME"_view_10_pessimistic" 10 pessimistic
-	mv *.json ../configs/
-done < $1
-
diff --git a/scripts/build_config.py b/scripts/build_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c803878
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import sys
+import os
+import json
+
+TEMPLATE_PATH = "config_builder/template.json"
+TEMPORARY_PATH = "config_builder/temp.json"
+NETWORK_UPDATE_PATH = "config_builder/network"
+RECORD_UPDATE_PATH = "config_builder/record.json"
+
+def build_config(overlay_type, number_of_committees, node_count, config_name, max_view=1, network='default'):
+
+    with open(TEMPLATE_PATH, 'r') as f:
+        data = json.load(f)
+
+    network_file = f"{NETWORK_UPDATE_PATH}/network_{network}.json"
+    with open(network_file, 'r') as f:
+        network_update = json.load(f)
+    data["network_settings"] = network_update["network_settings"]
+
+    with open(RECORD_UPDATE_PATH, 'r') as f:
+        record_update = json.load(f)
+    data["record_settings"] = record_update["record_settings"]
+
+    data["node_count"] = int(node_count)
+    data["stream_settings"]["path"] = f"output/{config_name}.json"
+    data["wards"][0]["max_view"] = int(max_view)
+
+    if overlay_type == "tree":
+        data["overlay_settings"]["number_of_committees"] = int(number_of_committees)
+    elif overlay_type == "branch":
+        data["overlay_settings"]["branch_depth"] = int(number_of_committees)
+    else:
+        print("Unknown overlay type. Supported types are 'tree' and 'branch'.")
+        return
+
+    with open(f"{config_name}.json", 'w') as f:
+        json.dump(data, f, indent=4)
+
+    print(f"Configuration built and saved as {config_name}.json")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) < 5:
+        print("Usage: python config_builder.py <overlay_type> <number_of_committees> <node_count> <config_name> [max_view] [network_config]")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    overlay_type = sys.argv[1]
+    number_of_committees = sys.argv[2]
+    node_count = sys.argv[3]
+    config_name = sys.argv[4]
+    max_view = sys.argv[5] if len(sys.argv) > 5 else 1
+    network_config = sys.argv[6] if len(sys.argv) > 6 else 'default'
+
+    build_config(overlay_type, number_of_committees, node_count, config_name, max_view, network_config)
+
diff --git a/scripts/build_config.sh b/scripts/build_config.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 5fe6cd6..0000000
--- a/scripts/build_config.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-if [ "$#" -lt 4 ]; then
-    echo "Usage: $0 <overlay_type> <number_of_committees> <node_count> <config_name> [max_view] [network_config]"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-if ! command -v jq &> /dev/null; then
-    echo "jq is not installed."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-if ! command -v sponge &> /dev/null; then
-    echo "moreutils is not installed."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-OVERLAY_TYPE=$1
-NUMBER_OF_COMMITTEES=$2
-NODE_COUNT=$3
-CONFIG_NAME=$4
-MAX_VIEW=${5:-1}
-NETWORK_CONFIG=${6:-default}
-
-TEMPLATE_PATH="config_builder/template.json"
-TEMPORARY_PATH="config_builder/temp.json"
-NETWORK_UPDATE_PATH="config_builder/network/network_$NETWORK_CONFIG.json"
-RECORD_UPDATE_PATH="config_builder/record.json"
-
-# Update the template with the network settings
-jq --slurpfile networkUpdate $NETWORK_UPDATE_PATH \
-	'.network_settings = $networkUpdate[0].network_settings' $TEMPLATE_PATH | sponge $TEMPORARY_PATH
-
-# Update the template with the record settings
-jq --slurpfile recordUpdate $RECORD_UPDATE_PATH \
-	'.record_settings = $recordUpdate[0].record_settings' $TEMPORARY_PATH | sponge $TEMPORARY_PATH
-
-# Update new JSON with the command line arguments
-jq --arg numCommit "$NUMBER_OF_COMMITTEES" \
-	--arg nodeCount "$NODE_COUNT" \
-	--arg confName "$CONFIG_NAME" \
-	--arg maxView "$MAX_VIEW" \
-	'.node_count = ($nodeCount | tonumber) | .stream_settings.path = "output/" + $confName + ".json" | .wards[0].max_view = ($maxView | tonumber)' $TEMPORARY_PATH | sponge $TEMPORARY_PATH
-
-if [ "$OVERLAY_TYPE" == "tree" ]; then
-	jq --arg numCommit "$NUMBER_OF_COMMITTEES" \
-	'.overlay_settings.number_of_committees = ($numCommit | tonumber)' $TEMPORARY_PATH | sponge $TEMPORARY_PATH
-elif [ "$OVERLAY_TYPE" == "branch" ]; then
-	cat $TEMPORARY_PATH | jq --arg numCommit "$NUMBER_OF_COMMITTEES" \
-	'.overlay_settings.branch_depth = ($numCommit | tonumber)' $TEMPORARY_PATH | sponge $TEMPORARY_PATH
-else
-	echo "Unknown overlay type. Supported types are 'tree' and 'branch'."
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-mv $TEMPORARY_PATH "$CONFIG_NAME.json"
-echo "Configuration built and saved as $CONFIG_NAME.json"
diff --git a/scripts/config_builder/record.json b/scripts/config_builder/record.json
index 01c3304..8eefe0b 100644
--- a/scripts/config_builder/record.json
+++ b/scripts/config_builder/record.json
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 {
 	"record_settings": { 
-		"node_id": true,
-		"current_view": true
+		"current_view": true,
+		"highest_voted_view": true,
+		"local_high_qc": true,
+		"safe_blocks": false,
+		"last_view_timeout_qc": true,
+		"latest_committed_block": true,
+		"latest_committed_view": true,
+		"root_committee": false,
+		"parent_committee": false,
+		"child_committees": false,
+		"committed_blocks": false
 	}
 }