diff --git a/python/sandbox/simple_import/example_01.metta b/python/sandbox/simple_import/example_01.metta
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+!(import! &self simple_import)
+
+!(import_from example_01 import simple_fun)
+!(import_from example_01 import SimpleObject)
+
+!(bind! so (SimpleObject))
+
+; it is important that obj will have type SimpleObject when passed to simple_fun!
+!(simple_fun 1 2 "3" (kwarg1 2) (obj so) )
+
+!(call_dot so method "arg1" "arg2" (arg3 3))
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diff --git a/python/sandbox/simple_import/example_01.py b/python/sandbox/simple_import/example_01.py
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+++ b/python/sandbox/simple_import/example_01.py
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+def print_args(*args, **kwargs):
+    print("arguments:")
+    for a in args:
+        print(a, type(a))
+    print("keyword arguments:")
+    for k,v in kwargs.items():
+        print(k, v, type(v))
+
+def simple_fun(*args, **kwargs):
+    print("Call simple function")
+    print_args(*args, **kwargs)
+    print("")
+    return 0
+
+class SimpleObject:
+    def method(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        print("Call Method of simple Object")
+        print_args(*args, **kwargs)
+        print("")
+        return "0"
+    def __str__(self):
+        return "simple_object"
diff --git a/python/sandbox/simple_import/example_02_numpy.metta b/python/sandbox/simple_import/example_02_numpy.metta
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+++ b/python/sandbox/simple_import/example_02_numpy.metta
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+!(import! &self simple_import)
+
+!(import_as numpy as np)
+
+!(bind! a1 (call_dot np array (ptuple 1 2 3) ))
+!(bind! a2 (call_dot a1 __mul__ 3))
+!(bind! a3 (call_dot a1 __add__ a2))
+
+
+!(__unwrap a1)
+!(__unwrap a2)
+!(__unwrap a3)
+
+!(bind! m1 (call_dot np array (ptuple (1 2 3) (4 4 5) (6 7 8)) ))
+!(import_as numpy.linalg as linalg)
+!(bind! m1_inv (call_dot linalg inv m1))
+
+!(__unwrap (call_dot np matmul m1 m1_inv))
diff --git a/python/sandbox/simple_import/example_03_langchain.metta b/python/sandbox/simple_import/example_03_langchain.metta
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index 000000000..1fe219d2d
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+++ b/python/sandbox/simple_import/example_03_langchain.metta
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+!(import! &self simple_import)
+
+!(import_from langchain_openai import ChatOpenAI)
+!(import_from langchain_core.prompts import ChatPromptTemplate)
+!(import_from langchain_core.output_parsers import StrOutputParser)
+
+
+!(bind! model (ChatOpenAI (temperature 0) (model "gpt-3.5-turbo")))
+
+!(bind! prompt (call_dot ChatPromptTemplate from_template "tell me a joke about cat"))
+
+!(bind! chain1 (chain prompt model (StrOutputParser) ))
+
+!(__unwrap(call_dot chain1 invoke (pdict)))
+
+!(bind! prompt2 (call_dot ChatPromptTemplate from_messages (ptuple ("system" "You are very funny") ("user" "tell me joke about {foo}"))))
+
+!(bind! chain2 (chain prompt2 model (StrOutputParser) ))
+
+!(__unwrap(call_dot chain2 invoke (pdict (foo "dogs") )))
+
diff --git a/python/sandbox/simple_import/simple_import.py b/python/sandbox/simple_import/simple_import.py
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index 000000000..0ba0c3509
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+++ b/python/sandbox/simple_import/simple_import.py
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+from hyperon.atoms import OperationAtom, OperationObject, GroundedAtom, ValueAtom, ExpressionAtom, SymbolAtom, ValueObject
+from hyperon.ext import register_atoms
+import os
+import sys
+
+def groundedatom_to_python_object(a):
+    obj = a.get_object()
+    if isinstance(obj, ValueObject):
+        obj = obj.value
+    if isinstance(obj, OperationObject):
+        obj = obj.content
+    # At this point it is already python object
+    if isinstance(obj, PythonCaller):
+        obj = obj.obj
+    return obj
+
+def tuple_to_keyvalue(a):
+    ac = a.get_children()
+    if len(ac) != 2:
+        raise Exception("Syntax error in tuple_to_keyvalue")
+    return str(ac[0]), groundedatom_to_python_object(ac[1])
+
+def atoms_to_args(*atoms):
+    args = []
+    kwargs = {}
+    for a in atoms:
+        if isinstance(a, GroundedAtom):
+            args.append(groundedatom_to_python_object(a))
+        elif isinstance(a, ExpressionAtom):
+            k,v = tuple_to_keyvalue(a)
+            kwargs[k] = v
+        else:
+            raise Exception(f"Unexpected error: {a},  {type(a)}")
+    return args, kwargs
+
+class PythonCaller:
+    def __init__(self, obj):
+        self.obj = obj
+
+    def __call__(self, *atoms):
+        args, kwargs = atoms_to_args(*atoms)
+        return [ValueAtom(PythonCaller(self.obj(*args, **kwargs)))]
+
+def _import_and_create_operationatom(metta, import_str, obj):
+
+    # we only need these 3 lines to import from the current directory
+    # TODO fix it somehow differently
+    current_directory = os.getcwd()
+    if current_directory not in sys.path:
+        sys.path.append(current_directory)
+
+    local_scope = {}
+    exec(import_str, {}, local_scope)
+    oatom = OperationAtom(obj, PythonCaller(local_scope[obj]), unwrap = False)
+    metta.register_atom(obj, oatom)
+
+
+def import_from(metta, lib, i, obj):
+    if str(i) != "import":
+        raise Exception("bad import syntax")
+    lib = str(lib)
+    obj = str(obj)
+    _import_and_create_operationatom(metta, f"from {lib} import {obj}", obj)
+    return []
+
+def import_as(metta, lib, a, obj):
+    if str(a) != "as":
+        raise Exception("bad import syntax")
+    lib = str(lib)
+    obj = str(obj)
+    _import_and_create_operationatom(metta, f"import {lib} as {obj}", obj)
+    return []
+
+def call_with_dot(*atoms):
+    if len(atoms) < 2:
+        raise Exception("Syntax error")
+    obj = groundedatom_to_python_object(atoms[0])
+    method = str(atoms[1])
+    atoms = atoms[2:]
+    args, kwargs = atoms_to_args(*atoms)
+    rez = getattr(obj, method)(*args, **kwargs)
+    return [ValueAtom(PythonCaller(rez))]
+
+def __unwrap(obj):
+    return obj.obj
+
+@register_atoms(pass_metta=True)
+def my_atoms(metta):
+    return {'import_from': OperationAtom('import_from', lambda *args: import_from(metta, *args), unwrap = False),
+            'import_as':   OperationAtom('import_as',   lambda *args: import_as  (metta, *args), unwrap = False)}
+
+@register_atoms()
+def my_atoms2():
+    return {'__unwrap': OperationAtom('__unwrap', __unwrap),
+            "call_dot": OperationAtom("call_dot", call_with_dot, unwrap = False)}
+
+# The functions which are not required for import, but nice for examples
+
+# convert nested tuples to nested python tuples
+def _ptuple(*atoms):
+    rez = []
+    for a in atoms:
+        if isinstance(a, GroundedAtom):
+            rez.append(groundedatom_to_python_object(a))
+        elif isinstance(a, ExpressionAtom):
+            rez.append(_ptuple(*a.get_children()))
+    return tuple(rez)
+
+def ptuple(*atoms):
+    return [ValueAtom(_ptuple(*atoms))]
+
+# convert pair of tuples to python dictionary
+def pdict(*atoms):
+    return [ValueAtom(dict([tuple_to_keyvalue(a) for a in atoms]))]
+
+# chain python objects with |  (syntactic sugar for langchain)
+def chain(*atoms):
+    objects = [groundedatom_to_python_object(a) for a in atoms]
+    result = objects[0]
+    for obj in objects[1:]:
+        result = result | obj
+    return [ValueAtom(PythonCaller(result))]
+
+@register_atoms()
+def my_atoms3():
+    return {"ptuple": OperationAtom("ptuple", ptuple, unwrap = False),
+            "pdict":  OperationAtom("pdict",  pdict,  unwrap = False),
+            "chain":  OperationAtom("chain",  chain,  unwrap = False)}