+    def __enter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback):
+        self.deinit()
+
+    def scan(self):
+        return self._i2c.scan()
+
+    def readfrom_into(self, address, buffer, *, start=0, end=None):
+        if start is not 0 or end is not None:
+            if end is None:
+                end = len(buffer)
+            buffer = memoryview(buffer)[start:end]
+        stop = True  # remove for efficiency later
+        return self._i2c.readfrom_into(address, buffer, stop=stop)
+
+    def writeto(self, address, buffer, *, start=0, end=None, stop=True):
+        if isinstance(buffer, str):
+            buffer = bytes([ord(x) for x in buffer])
+        if start is not 0 or end is not None:
+            if end is None:
+                return self._i2c.writeto(address, memoryview(buffer)[start:], stop=stop)
+            else:
+                return self._i2c.writeto(address, memoryview(buffer)[start:end], stop=stop)
+        return self._i2c.writeto(address, buffer, stop=stop)
+
+    def writeto_then_readfrom(self, address, buffer_out, buffer_in, *, out_start=0, out_end=None, in_start=0, in_end=None, stop=False):
+        return self._i2c.writeto_then_readfrom(address, buffer_out, buffer_in,
+                                               out_start=out_start, out_end=out_end,
+                                               in_start=in_start, in_end=in_end, stop=stop)