diff --git a/src/backing/containers/py_item.rs b/src/backing/containers/py_item.rs
index 9c7110c..81c38af 100644
--- a/src/backing/containers/py_item.rs
+++ b/src/backing/containers/py_item.rs
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ pub struct PyItem(Py<PyAny>);
 
 impl PyItem {
     /// Creates a new instance
-    fn new(item: Py<PyAny>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(item: Py<PyAny>) -> Self {
         PyItem(item)
     }
 
     /// Retrieves the internal data
-    fn item(self) -> Py<PyAny> {
+    pub fn data(self) -> Py<PyAny> {
         self.0
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/queue/paired.rs b/src/queue/paired.rs
index 69aaee4..5bb5f06 100644
--- a/src/queue/paired.rs
+++ b/src/queue/paired.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/// A "paired" priority queue that links some data to a priority and supports duplicates, but not arbitrary deletions or weight updates
 use crate::backing::{
     containers::Pair,
     pure::{BinaryHeap, PureBacking},
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ pub struct PairedQueue {
     backing: Box<dyn PureBacking<Pair<Py<PyAny>, f64>>>,
 }
 
+/// A "paired" priority queue that links some data to a priority and supports duplicates, but not arbitrary deletions or priority updates
 #[pymethods]
 impl PairedQueue {
     /// Enables generic typing
diff --git a/src/queue/pure.rs b/src/queue/pure.rs
index d040ff8..f15a1c8 100644
--- a/src/queue/pure.rs
+++ b/src/queue/pure.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-use pyo3::{prelude::*, types::PyType};
+use pyo3::{
+    exceptions::{PyIndexError, PyStopIteration, PyTypeError},
+    prelude::*,
+    types::PyType,
+};
 
 use crate::backing::{
     containers::PyItem,
@@ -10,23 +14,64 @@ pub struct PureQueue {
     backing: Box<dyn PureBacking<PyItem>>,
 }
 
+/// A "pure" priority queue just contains the priorities without any linked data, and does not support arbitrary deletions or priority updates
 #[pymethods]
 impl PureQueue {
-    /// Enables generic typing
-    #[classmethod]
-    fn __class_getitem__(cls_: Bound<'_, PyType>, _key: Py<PyAny>) -> Bound<'_, PyType> {
-        cls_
-    }
-
     #[new]
     #[pyo3(signature = (items=None))]
     fn new(items: Option<Py<PyAny>>) -> PyResult<Self> {
         if let Some(py_object) = items {
-            todo!()
+            Python::with_gil(|py| {
+                if let Ok(vec) = py_object.extract::<Vec<Py<PyAny>>>(py) {
+                    Ok(Self {
+                        backing: Box::new(BinaryHeap::from_iter(vec.into_iter().map(PyItem::new))),
+                    })
+                } else {
+                    Err(PyErr::new::<PyTypeError, _>("Items was not a sequence"))
+                }
+            })
         } else {
             Ok(Self {
                 backing: Box::new(BinaryHeap::new()),
             })
         }
     }
+
+    fn insert(mut self_: PyRefMut<'_, Self>, item: Py<PyAny>) {
+        self_.backing.add(PyItem::new(item));
+    }
+
+    // Below methods are identical to PairedQueue
+    // Normally I'd try to solve using a trait with default implementations but that doesn't seem to play nice with #[pymethods]
+    // (Although I shouldn't rule it out)
+
+    /// Enables generic typing
+    #[classmethod]
+    fn __class_getitem__(cls_: Bound<'_, PyType>, _key: Py<PyAny>) -> Bound<'_, PyType> {
+        cls_
+    }
+
+    fn __len__(self_: PyRef<'_, Self>) -> usize {
+        self_.backing.len()
+    }
+
+    fn __iter__(self_: PyRef<'_, Self>) -> PyRef<'_, Self> {
+        self_
+    }
+
+    fn __next__(mut self_: PyRefMut<'_, Self>) -> PyResult<Py<PyAny>> {
+        if let Some(item) = self_.backing.pop() {
+            Ok(item.data())
+        } else {
+            Err(PyErr::new::<PyStopIteration, _>(()))
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn pop(mut self_: PyRefMut<'_, Self>) -> PyResult<Py<PyAny>> {
+        if let Some(item) = self_.backing.pop() {
+            Ok(item.data())
+        } else {
+            Err(PyErr::new::<PyIndexError, _>(()))
+        }
+    }
 }