diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 79a8109..6ad846b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ __pycache__
 *.pyc
 
 *.egg-info/
+build/
 dist/
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index c28ab72..2b8b271 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 include README.md
 include LICENSE.md
+include mem_edit/VERSION
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 71840ab..53789b7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,19 +18,19 @@
 ## Installation
 
 **Dependencies:**
-* python 3 (written and tested with 3.5) 
-* ctypes 
-* typing (for type annotations) 
+* python 3 (written and tested with 3.7)
+* ctypes
+* typing (for type annotations)
 
 
 Install with pip, from PyPI (preferred):
 ```bash
-pip install mem_edit
+pip3 install mem_edit
 ```
 
 Install with pip from git repository
 ```bash
-pip install git+https://mpxd.net/code/jan/mem_edit.git@release
+pip3 install git+https://mpxd.net/code/jan/mem_edit.git@release
 ```
 
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Increment a magic number (unsigned long 1234567890) found in 'magic.exe':
     pid = Process.get_pid_by_name('magic.exe')
     with Process.open_process(pid) as p:
         addrs = p.search_all_memory(magic_number)
-        
+
         # We don't want to edit if there's more than one result...
         assert(len(addrs) == 1)
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Read and alter a structure:
         s = MyStruct()
         s.first_member = 1234567890
         s.second_member = 0x1234
-    
+
         addrs = p.search_all_memory(s)
         print(addrs)
 
diff --git a/mem_edit/VERSION b/mem_edit/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be58634
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mem_edit/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.3
diff --git a/mem_edit/__init__.py b/mem_edit/__init__.py
index 9f3fbf9..8947638 100644
--- a/mem_edit/__init__.py
+++ b/mem_edit/__init__.py
@@ -12,12 +12,17 @@ To get started, try:
 
 """
 import platform
+import pathlib
 
 from .utils import MemEditError
 
 
 __author__ = 'Jan Petykiewicz'
 
+with open(pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / 'VERSION', 'r') as f:
+    __version__ = f.read().strip()
+version = __version__
+
 
 system = platform.system()
 if system == 'Windows':
diff --git a/mem_edit/abstract.py b/mem_edit/abstract.py
index e08740a..fb463f7 100644
--- a/mem_edit/abstract.py
+++ b/mem_edit/abstract.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import copy
 import ctypes
 import logging
 
-from .utils import ctypes_buffer_t, search_buffer, ctypes_equal
+from . import utils
+from .utils import ctypes_buffer_t
 
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ class Process(metaclass=ABCMeta):
         values = [self.read_memory(base + offset, buffer) for offset, buffer in targets]
         return values
 
-    def search_addresses(self, addresses: List[int], needle_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t) -> List[int]:
+    def search_addresses(self, addresses: List[int], needle_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t, verbatim: bool=True) -> List[int]:
         """
         Search for the provided value at each of the provided addresses, and return the addresses
           where it is found.
@@ -249,18 +250,26 @@ class Process(metaclass=ABCMeta):
         :param needle_buffer: The value to search for. This should be a ctypes object of the same
                 sorts as used by .read_memory(...), which will be compared to the contents of
                 memory at each of the given addresses.
+        :param verbatim: If True, perform bitwise comparison when searching for needle_buffer.
+                If False, perform utils.ctypes_equal-based comparison. Default True.
         :return: List of addresses where the needle_buffer was found.
         """
         found = []
         read_buffer = copy.copy(needle_buffer)
 
+        if verbatim:
+            def compare(a, b):
+                return bytes(read_buffer) == bytes(needle_buffer)
+        else:
+            compare = utils.ctypes_equal
+
         for address in addresses:
-            read = self.read_memory(address, read_buffer)
-            if ctypes_equal(needle_buffer, read):
+            self.read_memory(address, read_buffer)
+            if compare(needle_buffer, read_buffer):
                 found.append(address)
         return found
 
-    def search_all_memory(self, needle_buffer, writeable_only=True) -> List[int]:
+    def search_all_memory(self, needle_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t, writeable_only: bool=True, verbatim: bool=True) -> List[int]:
         """
         Search the entire memory space accessible to the process for the provided value.
 
@@ -268,14 +277,22 @@ class Process(metaclass=ABCMeta):
                 sorts as used by .read_memory(...), which will be compared to the contents of
                 memory at each accessible address.
         :param writeable_only: If True, only search regions where the process has write access.
+                Default True.
+        :param verbatim: If True, perform bitwise comparison when searching for needle_buffer.
+                If False, perform utils.ctypes_equal-based comparison. Default True.
         :return: List of addresses where the needle_buffer was found.
         """
         found = []
+        if verbatim:
+            search = utils.search_buffer_verbatim
+        else:
+            search = utils.search_buffer
+
         for start, stop in self.list_mapped_regions(writeable_only):
             try:
                 region_buffer = (ctypes.c_byte * (stop - start))()
                 self.read_memory(start, region_buffer)
-                found += [offset + start for offset in search_buffer(needle_buffer, region_buffer)]
+                found += [offset + start for offset in search(needle_buffer, region_buffer)]
             except OSError:
                 logger.error('Failed to read in range  0x{} - 0x{}'.format(start, stop))
         return found
diff --git a/mem_edit/linux.py b/mem_edit/linux.py
index 4dafd1c..ae8404d 100644
--- a/mem_edit/linux.py
+++ b/mem_edit/linux.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def ptrace(command: int, pid: int = 0, arg1: int = 0, arg2: int = 0) -> int:
     """
     Call ptrace() with the provided pid and arguments. See the ```man ptrace```.
     """
-    logger.debug('ptrace({}, {}, {}, {})'.format(command, pid, arg1, arg2)) 
+    logger.debug('ptrace({}, {}, {}, {})'.format(command, pid, arg1, arg2))
     result = _ptrace(command, pid, arg1, arg2)
     if result == -1:
         err_no = ctypes.get_errno()
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Process(AbstractProcess):
         self.pid = process_id
 
     def close(self):
-        os.kill(self.pid, signal.SIGSTOP) 
+        os.kill(self.pid, signal.SIGSTOP)
         ptrace(ptrace_commands['PTRACE_DETACH'], self.pid, 0, 0)
         self.pid = None
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class Process(AbstractProcess):
             with open('/proc/{}/cmdline', 'rb') as f:
                 return f.read().decode().split('\x00')[0]
         except FileNotFoundError:
-            return '' 
+            return ''
 
     @staticmethod
     def list_available_pids() -> List[int]:
diff --git a/mem_edit/utils.py b/mem_edit/utils.py
index c2e691f..fc15970 100644
--- a/mem_edit/utils.py
+++ b/mem_edit/utils.py
@@ -23,9 +23,32 @@ class MemEditError(Exception):
     pass
 
 
+def search_buffer_verbatim(needle_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t, haystack_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t) -> List[int]:
+    """
+    Search for a buffer inside another buffer, using a direct (bitwise) comparison
+
+    :param needle_buffer: Buffer to search for.
+    :param haystack_buffer: Buffer to search in.
+    :return: List of offsets where the needle_buffer was found.
+    """
+    found = []
+
+    haystack = bytes(haystack_buffer)
+    needle = bytes(needle_buffer)
+
+    start = 0
+    result = haystack.find(needle, start)
+    while start < len(haystack) and result != -1:
+        found.append(result)
+        start = result + 1
+        result = haystack.find(needle, start)
+    return found
+
+
 def search_buffer(needle_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t, haystack_buffer: ctypes_buffer_t) -> List[int]:
     """
-    Search for a buffer inside another buffer.
+    Search for a buffer inside another buffer, using ctypes_equal for comparison.
+    Much slower than search_buffer_verbatim.
 
     :param needle_buffer: Buffer to search for.
     :param haystack_buffer: Buffer to search in.
@@ -46,7 +69,7 @@ def ctypes_equal(a: ctypes_buffer_t, b: ctypes_buffer_t) -> bool:
     """
     if not type(a) == type(b):
         return False
-    
+
     if isinstance(a, ctypes.Array):
         return a[:] == b[:]
     elif isinstance(a, ctypes.Structure) or isinstance(a, ctypes.Union):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 46b51f6..5b53ab7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
+with open('README.md', 'r') as f:
+    long_description = f.read()
+
+with open('mem_edit/VERSION', 'r') as f:
+    version = f.read().strip()
+
 setup(name='mem_edit',
-      version='0.1',
+      version=version,
       description='Multi-platform library for memory editing',
+      long_description=long_description,
+      long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
       author='Jan Petykiewicz',
       author_email='anewusername@gmail.com',
       url='https://mpxd.net/code/jan/mem_edit',
@@ -26,7 +34,6 @@ setup(name='mem_edit',
             'trainer',
       ],
       classifiers=[
-            'Programming Language :: Python',
             'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
             'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
             'Environment :: Other Environment',
@@ -42,8 +49,10 @@ setup(name='mem_edit',
             'Topic :: Utilities',
       ],
       packages=find_packages(),
+      package_data={
+          'mem_edit': ['VERSION']
+      },
       install_requires=[
-            'ctypes',
             'typing',
       ],
       extras_require={